Department of Human Development and Family Studies, University of Connecticut.
Department of Psychological Sciences, University of Connecticut.
Cultur Divers Ethnic Minor Psychol. 2019 Oct;25(4):598-603. doi: 10.1037/cdp0000252. Epub 2019 Jan 7.
This study examined whether maternal depressive symptoms moderated the association between mothers' and daughters' ethnic identity commitment.
The sample included 165 (69% Latina, 26% African American/Black, and 5% Asian, Native American, or Middle Eastern) mother-adolescent daughter dyads. Mothers' self-reported on their ethnic identity commitment and depressive symptoms, and adolescent daughters self-reported on their ethnic identity commitment.
After controlling for adolescent age and language, results revealed no association between mothers' and daughters' ethnic identity commitment. However, a 2-way interaction was found. Mothers' and daughters' ethnic identity commitment were positively related when mothers reported low depressive symptoms, and negatively related when mothers reported high depressive symptoms.
Family clinicians who work to strengthen positive self-concepts in girls of color should consider promoting their mothers' attachment to their ethnic group and treating existing maternal depressive symptoms. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved).
本研究考察了母亲的抑郁症状是否调节了母亲和女儿的种族认同承诺之间的关系。
样本包括 165 对（69%拉丁裔、26%非裔/黑人、5%亚裔、原住民或中东裔）母女对子。母亲自我报告其种族认同承诺和抑郁症状，而青少年女儿自我报告其种族认同承诺。
在控制青少年年龄和语言后，结果显示母亲和女儿的种族认同承诺之间没有关联。然而，发现了一个 2 -way 交互作用。当母亲报告低抑郁症状时，母亲和女儿的种族认同承诺呈正相关，而当母亲报告高抑郁症状时，两者呈负相关。
与有色人种女孩一起工作以增强积极的自我概念的家庭临床医生应该考虑促进母亲对其族群的依恋，并治疗现有的母亲抑郁症状。（APA，2019，所有权利保留）。
