背景:接受高等教育的年轻人的心理健康状况不佳越来越受到关注。近年来,种族主义的可见度急剧上升。替代歧视被定义为种族主义的二手见证,鉴于社会对社交媒体和互联网的可及性增加,迫切需要解决替代暴力问题,为反种族主义和心理健康努力提供信息。当前的研究调查了美国大量年轻大学生的替代歧视与心理健康之间的关系。
方法:我们分析了健康思想研究(HMS;2020-2021;N=130,566)的数据,并使用多变量逻辑回归来检查过去一年的替代歧视是否与各种心理健康结果相关。调整年龄,性别,种族/民族,直接歧视。
结果:样本主要是白人(n=31,438,63.66%)和女性识别(n=34,313,69.49%),平均年龄为21.1岁。大约35.9%的样本支持经历替代歧视。替代歧视与更大的抑郁相关(OR:1.97;95%CI:1.86,2.09,p<0.001),焦虑(OR:1.82;95%CI:1.72,1.92,p<0.001),萎靡不振(OR:1.75;95%CI:1.65,1.87,p<0.001),感知需要治疗(OR:2.24;95%CI:2.10,2.40,p<0.001),自杀意念(OR:1.86;95%CI:1.73,2.01,p<0.001),自杀计划(OR:1.91;95%CI:1.71,2.14,p<0.001),自杀未遂(OR:1.89;95%CI:1.51,2.36,p<0.001),自我伤害行为(OR:2.0;95%CI:1.88,2.12,p<0.001),和孤独感(OR:1.67;95%CI:1.58,1.77,p<0.001)。
结论:与不断增长的文献一致,替代歧视与年轻大学生的心理健康较差有关。额外的研究可以调查主持人,调解员,和干预措施,以支持那些可能受到歧视间接影响的人。
BACKGROUND: Poor mental health among young adults in higher education is a growing concern. In recent years, the visibility of racism has sharply risen. Vicarious discrimination is defined as the secondhand witnessing of racism, and given society\'s increased accessibility to social media and the Internet, addressing indirect violence is urgently needed to inform anti-racism and mental health efforts. The current
study examined associations between vicarious discrimination and mental health across a large sample of young college students in the United States.
METHODS: We analyzed data from the Healthy Minds
Study (HMS; 2020-2021; N=130,566) and used multivariable logistic regression to examine whether past-year vicarious discrimination was associated with various mental health outcomes, adjusting for age, gender, race/ethnicity, and direct discrimination.
RESULTS: The sample was predominantly white (n=31,438, 63.66%) and female-identifying (n=34,313, 69.49%) with an average age of 21.1 years. Approximately 35.9% of the sample endorsed experiencing vicarious discrimination. Vicarious discrimination was associated with greater depression (OR:1.97; 95% CI: [1.86,2.09], p< 0.001), anxiety (OR:1.82; 95% CI: [1.72,1.92], p<0.001), languishing (OR:1.75; 95% CI: [1.65,1.87], p<0.001), perceived need for treatment (OR:2.24; 95% CI: [2.10,2.40], p<0.001), suicidal ideation (OR:1.86; 95% CI: [1.73,2.01], p<0.001), suicide plan (OR:1.91; 95% CI: [1.71,2.14], p<0.001), suicide attempt (OR:1.89; 95% CI: [1.51,2.36], p<0.001), self-injurious behavior (OR:2.0; 95% CI: [1.88,2.12], p<0.001), and loneliness (OR:1.67; 95% CI: [1.58,1.77], p<0.001).
CONCLUSIONS: Consistent with growing literature, vicarious discrimination was associated with poorer mental health among young college students. Additional research should investigate moderators, mediators, and interventions to support those who may be impacted indirectly by discrimination.