Learning Research and Development Center.
Department of Population, Family, and Reproductive Health.
Dev Psychol. 2022 Jul;58(7):1402-1412. doi: 10.1037/dev0001361. Epub 2022 Apr 4.
Negative interactions with the legal system can inform adolescents' relationships with schools. The present daily-diary study examined 13,545 daily survey assessments from 387 adolescents (M = 13-14; 40% male; 32% Black, 50% White, and 18% Other ethnic-racial minority) across 35 days to assess whether police stops predicted adolescents' school disengagement through their psychological distress as a mediator. Results showed that 9% of youth experienced at least one police stop, and 66 stops occurred in total over the 35-day study course. Youth stopped by the police reported greater next-day school disengagement, and youth's psychological distress mediated the link between police stops and school disengagement. Disengagement did not predict youth's next-day police stops. In addition, ethnic-racial minority youth reported more negative police encounters than did White youth, and the effect of a police stop on next-day psychological distress was more negative for Other ethnic-racial minority youth. Implications for reducing police intervention in adolescents' lives are discussed. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved).
与法律体系的负面互动会影响青少年与学校的关系。本每日日记研究对 387 名青少年(M = 13-14;40%为男性;32%为黑人,50%为白人,18%为其他少数族裔)的 13545 项日常调查评估进行了为期 35 天的评估,以评估警察拦截是否通过心理困扰作为中介,预测青少年的逃学行为。结果表明,9%的青少年至少经历过一次警察拦截,在 35 天的研究过程中,共发生了 66 次拦截事件。被警察拦下的青少年报告称第二天更不愿意上学,而青少年的心理困扰则中介了警察拦截与逃学之间的联系。逃学并没有预测青少年第二天的警察拦截。此外,少数族裔青少年比白人青少年报告了更多的负面警察遭遇,而警察拦截对第二天心理困扰的影响对其他少数族裔青少年更为负面。讨论了减少警察干预青少年生活的意义。(PsycInfo 数据库记录(c)2022 APA,保留所有权利)。