Yale School of Medicine, USA.
University of Central Florida, USA.
J Health Psychol. 2021 Dec;26(14):2688-2698. doi: 10.1177/1359105320931185. Epub 2020 Jun 4.
This study investigated whether core beliefs about the world being safe and predictable (i.e. world assumptions) mediated the association between discrimination and internalizing and substance use problems among individuals from marginalized groups. Path analyses tested mediating effects of four types of world assumptions on the association between discrimination (race-, gender-, and sexual orientation-based) and anxiety, depression, alcohol and cannabis problems in college students ( = 1,181, age = 19.50, SD = 1.67). Limited support for mediation by world assumptions was found: among Asian students, race-based discrimination indirectly impacted anxiety symptoms through low perceived controllability of events. Direct effects across groups and discrimination types were also found.
本研究旨在探讨个体对世界的安全和可预测性的核心信念(即世界观假设)是否在歧视与边缘化群体成员的内化问题和物质使用问题之间起中介作用。路径分析检验了四种类型的世界观假设对歧视(基于种族、性别和性取向的歧视)与大学生焦虑、抑郁、酒精和大麻问题之间关联的中介作用(n=1181,年龄=19.50,SD=1.67)。研究结果发现,世界观假设的中介作用有限:在亚裔学生中,种族歧视通过低事件可控性间接影响焦虑症状。在不同群体和不同歧视类型中也发现了直接效应。