Sanford School of Social and Family Dynamics, Arizona State University.
Department of Psychology, University of Michigan.
Cultur Divers Ethnic Minor Psychol. 2022 Oct;28(4):460-468. doi: 10.1037/cdp0000512. Epub 2021 Dec 30.
Previous empirical research on pubertal development among Black boys is limited. The present study examined the ethnic-racial composition of neighborhoods as a moderator in the relation between pubertal indicators and depressive symptoms among a nationally representative sample of African American and Caribbean Black boys.
The present study utilized the male sample ( = 559) from the National Survey of American Life Adolescent sample (Jackson et al., 2004). The sample consists of 395 African American and 164 Caribbean Black boys ages 13-17 years who completed measures of relative pubertal timing, voice changes, pubic hair growth, and depressive symptoms.
The results indicate that Black boys with early developing hair growth who lived in neighborhoods with higher percentages of Black residents had higher depressive symptoms compared to their early developing counterparts in neighborhoods with fewer Black residents. African American males with early developing hair growth had higher depressive symptoms compared to Caribbean Black males with early developing hair growth regardless of neighborhood context.
Early pubertal timing is a risk for African American boys' mental health regardless of neighborhood context. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved).
之前有关黑人男孩青春期发育的实证研究有限。本研究考察了邻里的种族构成对具有全国代表性的非裔美国人和加勒比黑人男孩青春期指标与抑郁症状之间关系的调节作用。
本研究利用了全国生活青少年调查（National Survey of American Life Adolescent sample）中男性样本（n=559）（Jackson 等人，2004 年）。该样本包括 395 名非裔美国男孩和 164 名加勒比黑人男孩，年龄在 13-17 岁之间，他们完成了相对青春期时间、声音变化、阴毛生长和抑郁症状的测量。
结果表明，与居住在黑人居民比例较高的邻里的早期阴毛生长的黑人男孩相比，居住在黑人居民比例较低的邻里的早期阴毛生长的黑人男孩的抑郁症状更高。与早期阴毛生长的加勒比黑人男性相比，早期阴毛生长的非裔美国男性无论邻里环境如何，抑郁症状都更高。
无论邻里环境如何，早期的青春期时间都是非裔美国男孩心理健康的一个风险因素。（PsycInfo 数据库记录（c）2022 APA，保留所有权利）。
