Hood Kristina, Brevard Joshua, Nguyen Anh Bao, Belgrave Faye, Nguyen A B
Department of Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23284-2018, USA.
National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA.
J Child Fam Stud. 2013;22:76-84. doi: 10.1007/s10826-012-9639-4.
The aim of this study was to examine the effects of family and cultural variables on stress among African American emerging adults. Data from this study was collected as part of a larger study that examined cultural, family, and contextual factors and smoking among African American youth in 5th, 8th, and 12th grades. Data were collected from high school seniors at the end of their 12th grade year and 6 months post high school. Multiple regression analyses were conducted to determine whether racial identity, family cohesion, and parental monitoring influence students' perceived frequency of stress. Higher levels of racial identity were associated with more perceived stress. There were no significant main effects for either parental monitoring or family cohesion on stress. There were significant interactions between racial identity and parental monitoring and between parental monitoring and family cohesion. Study implications are discussed regarding the importance of stress reduction programs for African American emerging adults and for parents of these adults.
本研究的目的是检验家庭和文化变量对非裔美国新兴成年人压力的影响。本研究的数据是作为一项更大规模研究的一部分收集的，该研究考察了文化、家庭和背景因素以及五、八、十二年级非裔美国青少年的吸烟情况。数据收集于高中毕业生十二年级末和高中毕业后6个月。进行了多元回归分析，以确定种族认同、家庭凝聚力和父母监督是否会影响学生感知到的压力频率。较高水平的种族认同与更多的感知压力相关。父母监督和家庭凝聚力对压力均无显著主效应。种族认同与父母监督之间以及父母监督与家庭凝聚力之间存在显著交互作用。讨论了关于为非裔美国新兴成年人及其父母开展减压项目的重要性的研究意义。
