Purdue University, College of Pharmacy, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
Indiana University Bloomington, School of Public Health, Bloomington, IN, USA.
J Interpers Violence. 2024 Feb;39(3-4):676-706. doi: 10.1177/08862605231197783. Epub 2023 Sep 13.
Further study is needed regarding the intersection of community violence exposure, coping strategies, and health behaviors among young adult African American men and Hispanic/Latino men. This study did so in Lake County, Indiana, which contains multiple areas with disproportionate prevalence of violence relative to population size. Approximately 22 miles from Chicago, Lake County includes noteworthy mid-sized cities such as Gary, Hammond, and East Chicago. This study explored the perceptions of African American men and Hispanic/Latino men ages 18 to 25 regarding coping strategies and both healthy and health risk behaviors after directly witnessing or indirectly experiencing a violent act or event. We used aspects of social cognitive theory to design this community-based participatory research study. Thirteen males who self-identified as African American, Hispanic/Latino, or both, completed 34- to 80-minute, audio-recorded phone interviews. Audio recordings were transcribed, and NVivo 12 Windows was used by the research team (primary researchers and two coders) to complete transcript analysis. Findings from this study provided insight around African American men and Hispanic/Latino men regarding (a) witnessing violence directly or indirectly experiencing violence; (b) changes in everyday life experiences; (c) coping strategies that involved socio-emotional health, spiritual health, social health, and risky health behaviors; (d) rationales for not asking for help; (e) observations of significant others' coping; (f) what to do differently in the future; (g) beliefs about mentors; and (h) beliefs about mental health providers. Delving into participants' experiences revealed that African American men and Hispanic/Latino men in Lake County, Indiana chose to adopt a range of health risk and health positive strategies after directly witnessing or indirectly experiencing violence. Becoming knowledgeable about African American men's and Hispanic/Latino men's diverse coping strategies and health behaviors may help inform the community about how best to cocreate spaces that aim to alleviate the traumatic experience of having directly or indirectly experienced community violence.
需要进一步研究社区暴力暴露、应对策略和健康行为在年轻非裔美国男性和西班牙裔/拉丁裔男性中的交叉点。本研究在印第安纳州的莱克县进行，该县包含多个暴力事件发生率相对于人口规模不成比例的地区。莱克县距离芝加哥约 22 英里，其中包括加里、哈蒙德和东芝加哥等颇具规模的城市。本研究探讨了年龄在 18 至 25 岁之间的非裔美国男性和西班牙裔/拉丁裔男性在直接目睹或间接经历暴力行为或事件后对应对策略以及健康和健康风险行为的看法。我们使用社会认知理论的各个方面来设计这项基于社区的参与式研究。13 名自认为是非裔美国人、西班牙裔/拉丁裔或两者兼有的男性完成了 34 到 80 分钟的录音电话采访。采访录音被转录，研究团队（主要研究人员和两名编码员）使用 NVivo 12 Windows 完成了转录分析。这项研究的结果提供了关于非裔美国男性和西班牙裔/拉丁裔男性的以下见解：（a）直接或间接目睹暴力；（b）日常生活经历的变化；（c）涉及社会情感健康、精神健康、社会健康和危险健康行为的应对策略；（d）不寻求帮助的理由；（e）观察他人的应对方式；（f）将来要做的不同事情；（g）对导师的信念；（h）对心理健康提供者的信念。深入研究参与者的经历表明，印第安纳州莱克县的非裔美国男性和西班牙裔/拉丁裔男性在直接目睹或间接经历暴力后，选择采用一系列健康风险和健康积极的策略。了解非裔美国男性和西班牙裔/拉丁裔男性的多样化应对策略和健康行为，可能有助于让社区了解如何最好地共同创造旨在减轻直接或间接经历社区暴力的创伤体验的空间。
