拉丁裔青少年的文化压力和批判意识
Casandra J Gomez Alvarado1, Puja Patel2, Valerie Salcido2
1Department of Psychology, University of Texas, Austin.
Cultural diversity & ethnic minority psychology
|February 15, 2024
概括
像歧视和COVID-19压力这样的文化压力因素可以增加拉丁裔青少年的批判性反思和动机. 父母对偏见的准备可能会使年轻人有能力采取行动,打击不平等.
科学领域:
- 心理学 心理学 心理学
- 社会学 社会学 社会学
- 青少年发展 青少年发展
背景情况:
- 文化压力因素,包括种族歧视,移民相关威胁和COVID-19压力,显著影响青少年的福祉.
- 拉丁裔青少年面临着独特的文化压力,可能会影响他们的心理和社会发展.
- 家长的指导,例如对偏见的准备,可以在青少年如何应对社会挑战方面发挥关键作用.
研究的目的:
- 研究特定文化压力因素对拉丁裔青少年批判性反思,动机和行动的影响.
- 为了确定家长对偏见的准备是否会缓和文化压力因素和青少年结果之间的关系.
- 了解文化压力因素影响拉丁裔青年的心理机制.
主要方法:
- 进行了一项涉及135名拉丁裔青少年 (平均年龄16岁) 的纵向研究.
- 参与者在两个时间点完成了在线调查,分隔6个月的时间间隔.
- 统计分析检查了文化压力因素,批判性反思,动机,行动和父母对偏见的准备之间的关联.
主要成果:
- 与移民相关的威胁与拉丁裔青少年的批判性反思和动机增加有关.
- COVID-19压力与更高水平的关键动机和行动有关.
- 父母对偏见的准备缓和了与移民有关的威胁对关键行动的影响.
结论:
- 文化压力因素可能会提高拉丁美洲青年对美国系统性不公正的意识.
- 关于偏见的家长信息可以使青少年有能力解决社会不平等问题.
- 这些发现表明,在边缘化的年轻人中培养批判意识和行动的途径.
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