Department of Criminal Justice, College of Public Policy, The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas.
Department of Criminal Justice, College of Public Policy, The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas.
J Adolesc Health. 2019 Nov;65(5):627-632. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2019.05.027. Epub 2019 Sep 6.
The aim of the study was to examine the proximate mental health consequences of stressful and emotionally charged interactions with police officers among a national sample of at-risk youth who have been stopped by the police.
A sample of 918 youth (average age 15 years) in the U.S. who reported being stopped by police in the most recent wave (2014-2017) of the Fragile Families & Child Wellbeing Study was used in the present study.
Although age at first stop was not associated with mental health outcomes, youth stopped by police more frequently were more likely to report heightened emotional distress and posttraumatic stress symptoms. Findings also indicate that being stopped at school and officer intrusiveness were potent predictors of these adverse emotional and mental health responses to the stop.
Under certain circumstances, the police stop can result in feelings of stigma and trauma among at-risk youth. Youth may benefit when school counselors or social workers provide mental health screenings and offer counseling care after police encounters, particularly when such encounters are intrusive and/or occur at school.
本研究旨在调查在美国，曾被警察拦截的高危青少年群体在与警察进行压力大且情绪激动的互动后，近期心理健康受到的影响。
本研究使用了美国脆弱家庭与儿童福祉研究（Fragile Families & Child Wellbeing Study）最近一波（2014-2017 年）中报告被警察拦截的 918 名青少年（平均年龄 15 岁）的样本。
尽管首次被拦截的年龄与心理健康结果无关，但被警察拦截次数越多的青少年更有可能报告情绪困扰和创伤后应激症状加剧。研究结果还表明，在学校被拦截和警察的侵扰性是这些对拦截的负面情绪和心理健康反应的有力预测因素。
在某些情况下，警察拦截可能会导致高危青少年感到耻辱和创伤。当学校辅导员或社会工作者在警察接触后提供心理健康筛查并提供咨询护理时，青少年可能会受益，特别是当这种接触具有侵扰性且/或发生在学校时。
