Okazaki S
Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles, USA.
J Abnorm Psychol. 1997 Feb;106(1):52-60. doi: 10.1037//0021-843x.106.1.52.
This study tested an affect-specific explanation for the Asian and White American differences in depression and social anxiety. Construal of the self as independent or interdependent in relation to others (H. R. Markus & S. Kitayama, 1991) was hypothesized to be 1 possible way in which culture may be expressed in individuals' psychological functioning, which in turn was hypothesized to be linked specifically to social anxiety. College students (N = 348; 183 White Americans and 165 Asian Americans) completed self-report measures of depression, social anxiety, and self-construals. Asian Americans scored significantly higher than White Americans on measures of depression and social anxiety. When the covariance between depression and social anxiety was statistically controlled, ethnicity and self-construal variables were found, as predicted, to be associated with measures of social anxiety but not depression. These findings suggest a more differentiated perspective on the relations between culture, ethnicity, and emotional distress.
本研究检验了对亚裔美国人和美国白人在抑郁及社交焦虑方面差异的一种特定情感解释。相对于他人，将自我理解为独立或相互依赖（H. R. 马库斯和S. 北山，1991）被假定为文化可能在个体心理功能中得以体现的一种方式，而这反过来又被假定为与社交焦虑存在特定关联。大学生（N = 348；183名美国白人及165名亚裔美国人）完成了关于抑郁、社交焦虑及自我理解的自我报告测量。在抑郁和社交焦虑测量方面，亚裔美国人的得分显著高于美国白人。当抑郁与社交焦虑之间的协方差在统计上得到控制时，正如所预测的那样，发现种族和自我理解变量与社交焦虑测量相关，但与抑郁无关。这些发现为文化、种族与情绪困扰之间的关系提供了一个更具区分性的视角。
