Quinn Camille R
Center for Equitable Family and Community Well-Being, School of Social Work, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA.
J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2024 Dec 5. doi: 10.1007/s40615-024-02169-9.
The current study investigates the role of parent and peer relationships and neighborhood safety on Black adolescent girls' emotional regulation (ER). Guided by an intersectional ecodevelopmental framework, the data derived from 188 youth punishment system-involved girls ages 12 to 17 in a short-term detention facility. Data from the 2014 Imara study-a randomized control trial of a sexual reproductive health intervention-was analyzed using multivariate path analysis. Imara comprises a local convenience sample of Black girls in a southern US short-term detention facility. Path analysis results noted the impact of social domain variables: parents, peers, and neighborhood safety on ER, revealing primarily negative direct and indirect effects. However, of note were nuanced findings, which showed that having negative peers was indirectly and positively associated with girls' ER. It was also noted that there was a negative relationship between negative peers and neighborhood safety. This study has implications for intervention programs that should be tailored and culturally responsive. Detention, legal system, and other professionals should consider the unique circumstances and coping mechanisms of Black girls and designing interventions that reflect their lived experiences and unique social environments.
本研究调查了父母和同伴关系以及邻里安全对黑人青少年女孩情绪调节（ER）的作用。在交叉生态发展框架的指导下，数据来源于188名年龄在12至17岁、参与青少年惩罚系统的女孩，她们被关押在一个短期拘留设施中。对2014年伊玛拉研究的数据——一项性生殖健康干预的随机对照试验——使用多元路径分析进行了分析。伊玛拉研究包括美国南部一个短期拘留设施中的黑人女孩的本地便利样本。路径分析结果指出了社会领域变量（父母、同伴和邻里安全）对情绪调节的影响，主要揭示了负面的直接和间接影响。然而，值得注意的是一些细微的发现，即有负面同伴与女孩的情绪调节呈间接正相关。还指出负面同伴与邻里安全之间存在负相关关系。本研究对干预项目具有启示意义，这些项目应进行量身定制并具有文化适应性。拘留所、法律系统和其他专业人员应考虑黑人女孩的独特情况和应对机制，并设计出反映她们生活经历和独特社会环境的干预措施。
