Michigan State University, 433A Berkey Hall, 509 E. Circle Dr, East Lansing, MI, 48824, USA.
Center for Demography of Health and Aging, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1180 Observatory Drive, Madison, WI, 53706, USA.
J Youth Adolesc. 2022 Sep;51(9):1787-1797. doi: 10.1007/s10964-022-01631-3. Epub 2022 May 20.
Adolescence is a developmental period when peer network structure is associated with mental health. However, how networks relate to distress for youth at different intersecting racial/ethnic and gender identities is unclear. Using National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health survey data, cross-sectional models examine peer network cohesion predicting adolescent depressive levels for racial/ethnic and gender groups. The analytic sample is N = 13,055, average age 15.3 years, 50.2% female, 68.8 % White, 17.2% Black, 9.7% Hispanic, and 4.2% Asian. The results indicate that average cohesion, depressive levels, and cohesion associated with depressive levels differ by race/ethnicity and gender, with the greatest benefits for White and Black girls. This work clarifies patterns of adolescent networks and mental health by race/ethnicity and gender.
青春期是一个发展时期,在此期间同伴网络结构与心理健康相关。然而,在不同种族/民族和性别认同的青少年中,网络与困扰之间的关系尚不清楚。本研究使用全国青少年健康纵向研究调查数据,通过横断面模型检验了同伴网络凝聚力对不同种族/民族和性别群体青少年抑郁水平的预测作用。分析样本为 N=13055,平均年龄为 15.3 岁,女性占 50.2%,白人占 68.8%,黑人占 17.2%,西班牙裔占 9.7%,亚裔占 4.2%。结果表明,平均凝聚力、抑郁水平以及与抑郁水平相关的凝聚力因种族/民族和性别而异,白人女孩和黑人女孩受益最大。这项工作通过种族/民族和性别阐明了青少年网络和心理健康的模式。