Abstract:
The current study examined how interpersonal racial discrimination experiences operate together with other forms of interpersonal violence to contribute to mental health symptoms among justice-involved adolescents of color. Participants were 118 justice-involved adolescents of color aged 14 to 17 (M = 15.77, SD = 1.08; 52.5% male; 77.1% Black/African American) and their mothers. At baseline, adolescents reported on experiences of interpersonal racial discrimination, harsh parenting, teen dating violence, and exposure to interparental physical intimate partner violence. At baseline and the 3-month follow-up assessment, adolescents reported on trauma symptoms, and adolescents and their mothers reported on the adolescents\' externalizing and internalizing symptoms. Multivariate multilevel modeling results indicated that interpersonal racial discrimination experiences contributed additively to adolescent mental health symptoms at both the baseline and 3-month follow-up assessments, after accounting for exposure to other forms of interpersonal violence. The current findings highlight the importance of considering adolescents\' experiences of interpersonal racial discrimination, together with other forms of interpersonal violence, in work focused on understanding the mental health symptoms of justice-involved adolescents of color.
摘要:
当前的研究研究了人际种族歧视经历如何与其他形式的人际暴力一起作用,从而导致涉及司法的有色人种青少年的心理健康症状。参与者是118名年龄在14至17岁之间的涉及司法的青少年(M=15.77,SD=1.08;52.5%的男性;77.1%的黑人/非裔美国人)及其母亲。在基线,青少年报告了人际种族歧视的经历,严厉的养育,青少年约会暴力,和暴露于父母间身体亲密伴侣的暴力。在基线和3个月随访评估时,青少年报告了创伤症状,青少年及其母亲报告了青少年的外化和内化症状。多变量多水平建模结果表明,在基线和3个月的随访评估中,人际种族歧视经历对青少年心理健康症状的贡献更大,在考虑暴露于其他形式的人际暴力之后。目前的调查结果强调了考虑青少年人际种族歧视经历的重要性,以及其他形式的人际暴力,在工作中,重点是了解有色人种涉及司法的青少年的心理健康症状。