McCleary-Gaddy Asia T, James Drexler
McGovern Medical School, University of Texas, Health Science Center at Houston.
University of Kentucky.
Cultur Divers Ethnic Minor Psychol. 2024 Jan;30(1):166-176. doi: 10.1037/cdp0000554. Epub 2022 Jul 11.
Self-infrahumanization or perceiving oneself as lacking the experience of uniquely human emotions, and endorsement of Strong Black Woman (SBW) schema, or self-superhumanization, are two forms of dehumanization. Among African American women, SBW schema endorsement is associated with greater negative attitudes toward seeking professional psychological help (ATSPPH) and poorer mental health. Self-infrahumanization is associated with fewer adaptive stress responses and poorer well-being. This research examines the relationship between self-infrahumanization and self-superhumanization on ATSPPH and mental health among African American women. We hypothesized that self-infrahumanization and self-superhumanization will be associated with greater negative ATSPPH and greater mental health symptomatology. We also hypothesized that ATSPPH will mediate the interactive effect of self-infrahumanization and SBW schema endorsement on mental health symptomatology.
Four hundred and forty-nine self-identified African American women ( = 37.96; = 15.55; age range: 18-87) completed an online, self-administered Qualtrics survey investigating the social and psychological determinants of health.
Self-infrahumanization was not associated with mental health symptomatology. Greater SBW schema endorsement was associated with greater mental health symptomatology. Self-infrahumanization and SBW schema endorsement were not associated with ATSPPH. ATSPPH mediated the interaction between SBW and self-infrahumanization on mental health symptomatology. At high and average-but not low-levels of SBW schema endorsement, greater self-infrahumanization was associated with lower positive ATSPPH, which was then associated with greater mental health symptomatology.
Among African American women, believing that one lacks the experience of uniquely human emotions exacerbates the negative effects of endorsing SBW schema. We discuss the role of dehumanization processes in health disparities research. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).
自我非人化，即认为自己缺乏独特人类情感的体验，以及对“坚强黑人女性”（SBW）模式的认同，即自我超人化，是两种非人化形式。在非裔美国女性中，对SBW模式的认同与对寻求专业心理帮助的更消极态度（ATSPPH）以及较差的心理健康状况相关。自我非人化与较少的适应性应激反应和较差的幸福感相关。本研究考察了非裔美国女性中自我非人化和自我超人化与ATSPPH及心理健康之间的关系。我们假设自我非人化和自我超人化将与更消极的ATSPPH和更严重的心理健康症状相关。我们还假设ATSPPH将介导自我非人化和SBW模式认同对心理健康症状的交互作用。
449名自我认定为非裔美国女性（平均年龄 = 37.96岁；标准差 = 15.55岁；年龄范围：18 - 87岁）完成了一项在线的、自我管理的Qualtrics调查，该调查旨在探究健康的社会和心理决定因素。
自我非人化与心理健康症状无关。更高程度的SBW模式认同与更严重的心理健康症状相关。自我非人化和SBW模式认同与ATSPPH无关。ATSPPH介导了SBW和自我非人化在心理健康症状方面的交互作用。在高程度以及中等程度（而非低程度）的SBW模式认同水平下，更高程度的自我非人化与更低的积极ATSPPH相关，而这又与更严重的心理健康症状相关。
在非裔美国女性中，认为自己缺乏独特人类情感的体验会加剧认同SBW模式的负面影响。我们讨论了非人化过程在健康差异研究中的作用。（PsycInfo数据库记录（c）2024美国心理学会，保留所有权利）
