控制位置和心理健康:人类的变异使一个成熟的研究发现复杂化
1Department of Anthropology, Global Health Program, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA.
概括
在海地,与超自然信仰相关的外部控制场所 (LoC) 与在高结构性暴力的情况下更好的心理健康结果有关. 这表明外部的LoC可以通过允许对不幸的指责转移来缓冲压力.
科学领域:
- 心理学 心理学 心理学
- 社会学 社会学 社会学
- 跨文化研究跨文化研究.
背景情况:
- 控制位置 (LoC) 通常将内部的LoC与西方环境中的积极心理健康联系起来.
- 跨文化研究LoC和心理健康,特别是在全球南方的背景下,是有限的.
- 这项研究考察了海地农村的LoC,这是一个以结构性暴力和对超自然代理人的信仰为标志的环境.
研究的目的:
- 调查海地农村中与精神相关的控制中心 (LoC-S) 和心理健康之间的关系.
- 探索关于超自然代理人的文化信仰如何在有限的个人控制的背景下影响心理健康结果.
主要方法:
- 在海地农村进行了一项以社区为基础的调查,共有322名参与者.
- 该调查评估了与酒精相关的控制点 (LoC-S) 和心理健康指标,包括抑郁和焦虑症状.
- 统计分析探讨了LoC-S,日常压力因素和心理健康结果之间的相互作用.
主要成果:
- 高度的每日压力因素与高抑郁和焦虑症状有关,不论LoC-S.
- 对于具有低至中度压力因素的个体,外部的LoC-S (将结果归因于外部力量,如烈酒) 与较低的抑郁症状相关.
- 这种与症状减少的外部LoC-S关联表明,通过超自然的解释,责怪的转移可能起作用.
结论:
- 在极端结构性暴力的背景下,外部LoC更好地与个体控制有限的生活现实保持一致.
- 一个外部的LoC,特别是当通过超自然的信仰进行调解时,可以通过促进责怪的转移来缓冲负面的心理健康结果.
- 调查结果强调了文化背景对于理解地方与心理健康关系的重要性.
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