Boyd Donte T, Jones Kristian V, Quinn Camille R, Gale Adrian, Williams Ed-Dee G, Lateef Husain
College of Social Work, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.
School of Social Work, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98105, USA.
Children (Basel). 2022 Feb 15;9(2):259. doi: 10.3390/children9020259.
Black youth who experience community violence occupy multiple environments with varying levels of influence on how they display resiliency to prevent adverse mental health outcomes. Considering the recent rise of mental health concerns (i.e., increase in suicidal outcomes) among Black youth, along with the abundance of research illustrating the detrimental impact of community violence, more research is needed to examine how different environmental factors (e.g., family and school) shape how youth protect their mental health while displaying resiliency navigating community violence. The purpose of this study was to examine how family and school contexts predict Black youths' ability to display resiliency to navigate community violence and prevent adverse mental health outcomes. This study utilized a path analysis to examine the associations between parent relationships, parent bonding, school climate, resilience to adverse community experiences, community violence, and mental health among 548 Black adolescents in Chicago. Findings highlight that parent relationships, parent bonding, and school climate influence the association between resilience to community violence and mental health outcomes among Black youth. Implications for mental health practice and policy among Black youth are discussed.
经历社区暴力的黑人青年身处多种环境，这些环境对他们如何展现复原力以预防不良心理健康结果有着不同程度的影响。鉴于近期黑人青年心理健康问题（即自杀率上升）有所增加，同时大量研究表明社区暴力具有有害影响，因此需要更多研究来考察不同环境因素（如家庭和学校）如何塑造青年在应对社区暴力时保护自身心理健康并展现复原力的方式。本研究的目的是考察家庭和学校环境如何预测黑人青年在应对社区暴力并预防不良心理健康结果时展现复原力的能力。本研究采用路径分析方法，考察了芝加哥548名黑人青少年的亲子关系、亲子联结、学校氛围、对不良社区经历的复原力、社区暴力和心理健康之间的关联。研究结果表明，亲子关系、亲子联结和学校氛围会影响黑人青年应对社区暴力的复原力与心理健康结果之间的关联。文中还讨论了对黑人青年心理健康实践和政策的启示。
