Department of Human Development, State University of New York at Oswego, Oswego, New York, USA.
Department of Agricultural Education and Human Sciences, NC State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA.
J Adolesc. 2022 Apr;94(3):415-421. doi: 10.1002/jad.12034. Epub 2022 Mar 7.
Few studies have considered the importance of kin or extended family relationships on future orientation. Additionally, some of the underlying processes linking social bonds to future orientation remain poorly understood. Based on theoretical work focused on attachment and identity, this study tested the potential mediating effects of ethnic identity on the links between close relationships (maternal closeness and kinship ties) and future orientation over time. Specifically, the study tested the extent to which ethnic identity mediated the relationship between maternal closeness and future orientation, and the relationship between kinship ties and future orientation. In addition, it tested whether sex moderated the relationships between maternal closeness/kinship ties and future orientation measures (education and career) as well as between ethnic identity and future orientation measures.
Self-report data were collected twice, approximately 6 months apart, during a school year from a sample of rural African American adolescents (n = 274, M = 14.81, SD = 1.48).
Findings provided evidence of mediation effects by ethnic identity on the relationships between maternal closeness and future orientation measures, and the link between kinship ties and future orientation measures. In addition, sex moderated the associations between ethnic identity and future education orientation as well as between maternal closeness and future education orientation; no moderation effects were found for the links with future career orientation measures.
Maternal closeness and kinship ties appear to be critical for supporting ethnic identity and for developing educational and career future orientation among rural African American youth.
很少有研究考虑亲属或大家庭关系对未来取向的重要性。此外，一些将社会关系与未来取向联系起来的潜在过程仍未得到很好的理解。基于关注依恋和身份认同的理论工作，本研究测试了民族认同在亲密关系（母亲亲近感和亲属关系）与未来取向之间的联系中作为潜在中介的作用，时间跨度为 6 个月。具体来说，该研究测试了民族认同在多大程度上中介了母亲亲近感与未来取向之间的关系，以及亲属关系与未来取向之间的关系。此外，它还测试了性别是否调节了母亲亲近感/亲属关系与未来取向（教育和职业）以及民族认同与未来取向之间的关系。
在一个学年期间，从农村非裔美国青少年样本中两次收集自我报告数据，两次相隔大约 6 个月（n=274，M=14.81，SD=1.48）。
研究结果提供了证据表明，民族认同在母亲亲近感与未来取向测量之间的关系，以及亲属关系与未来取向测量之间的关系中具有中介作用。此外，性别调节了民族认同与未来教育取向以及母亲亲近感与未来教育取向之间的关联；而对于与未来职业取向测量的关联，没有发现调节效应。
母亲亲近感和亲属关系似乎对支持非裔美国农村青年的民族认同以及发展教育和职业未来取向至关重要。
