Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
School & Applied Child Psychology, Werklund School of Education, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
J Adolesc Health. 2022 Mar;70(3):500-503. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2021.10.007. Epub 2021 Nov 23.
The aim of this study is to examine levels of COVID-19 stress among Asian youth-compared to white youth-in a Canadian sample, and whether this stress is moderated by a sense of belonging derived from access to contextual (spiritual, cultural, educational) resources.
Data are from a longitudinal study of youth in Alberta, Canada. Participants were those who identified as Asian/Southeast Asian (n = 202) or White (n = 772). Data were collected at three waves. Measures included COVID-19 stress, the Child and Youth Resilience Measure-28 Contextual subscale, and demographics. Data were analyzed using multivariate regression.
Overall at Wave 3, Asian youth reported significantly higher COVID-19 stress than white youth. In moderation analyses, Asian youth who reported higher Wave 1 Child and Youth Resilience Measure-28 Contextual scores also reported higher Wave 3 COVID-19 stress.
We found that experience of a typically protective factor was altered during COVID-19 for Asian youth in this sample. This finding may be related to societal-level discrimination and inequitable treatment experienced by many Asian communities during the pandemic, but future research is needed to test this mechanism.
本研究旨在考察加拿大样本中亚洲青年与白人青年相比 COVID-19 压力水平，并探讨这种压力是否受到从获得文化（精神、文化、教育）资源中获得归属感的调节。
数据来自加拿大阿尔伯塔省青年的纵向研究。参与者为自认为是亚洲/东南亚裔（n=202）或白人（n=772）的人。数据在三个时间点收集。测量包括 COVID-19 压力、儿童和青年复原力测量-28 情境分量表和人口统计学信息。使用多元回归分析数据。
总体而言，在第 3 波，亚洲青年报告的 COVID-19 压力明显高于白人青年。在调节分析中，报告第 1 波儿童和青年复原力测量-28 情境分量表得分较高的亚洲青年，在第 3 波也报告了较高的 COVID-19 压力。
我们发现，在本研究样本中，亚洲青年在 COVID-19 期间经历了一个典型的保护因素发生了变化。这一发现可能与许多亚洲社区在大流行期间经历的社会层面歧视和不平等待遇有关，但需要进一步研究来检验这一机制。
