在新兴成年黑人男性中,育儿实践和主动应对资产的发展轨迹
Christopher C Collins1, Elizabeth Kwon2, Steven M Kogan1
1Human Development Family Science, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA.
American journal of community psychology
|June 5, 2024
概括
育儿对年轻的黑人男性有很大的影响.
科学领域:
- 心理学 心理学 心理学
- 社会学 社会学 社会学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 积极青年发展 (PYD) 框架强调了缺乏服务的社区中年轻黑人男性的上下文资源和个人资产的重要性.
- 了解这个人口群体面临的各种挑战对于开发有效的支持系统至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 检查年轻黑人男性积极应对资产轨迹的异质性.
- 调查家长实践作为这些发展轨迹的预测者的作用.
- 评估应对资产轨迹与身体健康,抑郁和酒精使用结果之间的关联.
主要方法:
- 在格鲁吉亚农村地区 (年龄19-27岁) 504名黑人新兴成年男性进行了纵向研究.
- 增长混合模型用于识别三个波的积极应对资产的不同轨迹.
- 在基线测量了家长的支持,指导和期望;在第四波评估了健康和物质使用结果.
主要成果:
- 确定了三个主动应对资产轨迹:高和增长 (49%),低和稳定 (42%),中等和下降 (9%).
- 基线的家长支持和指导预测了轨迹的阶级成员资格.
- 轨迹类与新兴成年期的酒精使用和身体健康结果有显著的关联.
结论:
- 育儿实践,特别是支持和指导,在塑造年轻黑人男性积极应对资产轨迹方面发挥着至关重要的作用.
- 旨在支持育儿和加强亲子关系的干预措施可以积极影响新兴成年黑人男性的长期健康和福祉.
- 需要进一步的研究和资源来加强这些资源贫困社区的关键关系.
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