Perceptions of Racism and Depressive Symptoms in African American Adolescents: The Role of Perceived Academic and Social Control

被引：56

作者：

Lambert, Sharon F. ^{[1
]}

Herman, Keith C. ^{[2
]}

Bynum, Mia Smith ^{[3
]}

Ialongo, Nicholas S. ^{[4
]}

机构：

[1] George Washington Univ, Dept Psychol, Washington, DC 20052 USA

[2] Univ Missouri, Dept Educ Sch & Counseling Psychol, Columbia, MO USA

[3] Purdue Univ, Dept Psychol Sci, W Lafayette, IN 47907 USA

[4] Johns Hopkins Bloomberg Sch Publ Hlth, Dept Mental Hlth, Baltimore, MD USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF YOUTH AND ADOLESCENCE | 2009年 / 38卷 / 04期

关键词：

Adolescent depression; African American; Racism; Perceived control; CONTROL-RELATED BELIEFS; GENERAL STRAIN THEORY; STEREOTYPE THREAT; ETHNIC DISCRIMINATION; RISK-FACTOR; STRESS; CHILDREN; COMPETENCE; IDENTITY; MEDIATOR;

D O I：

10.1007/s10964-009-9393-0

中图分类号：

B844 [发展心理学（人类心理学）];

学科分类号：

040202 ;

摘要：

Experiences with racism are a common occurrence for African American youth and may result in negative self perceptions relevant for the experience of depressive symptoms. This study examined the longitudinal association between perceptions of racism and depressive symptoms, and whether perceived academic or social control mediated this association, in a community epidemiologically-defined sample of urban African American adolescents (N = 500; 46.4% female). Structural equation modeling revealed that experiences with racism were associated with low perceived academic control, which in turn was associated with increased depressive symptoms. Findings suggest that experiences with racism can have long lasting effects for African American youth's depressive symptoms, and highlight the detrimental effects of experiences with racism for perceptions of control in the academic domain. Implications for intervention are discussed.

引用

页码：519 / 531

页数：13

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