FACTORS OF PROBLEM BEHAVIORS AMONG ETHNIC MINORITY YOUTH

少数民族青少年问题行为的因素

• 批准号: 6298973
• 负责人: YOONSUN CHOI
• 金额: $ 2.21万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2000
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2000-11-05 至 2001-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/6298973
• 关键词: adolescence (12-20); age difference; behavior disorders; behavioral /social science research tag; developmental psychology; disease /disorder proneness /risk; ethnic group; evaluation /testing; family structure /dynamics; gender difference; human data; immigrant; middle childhood (6-11); model design /development; prejudice; psychological models; racial /ethnic difference; social behavior; socioeconomics; socioenvironment; statistics /biometry; substance abuse related behavior; substance abuse related disorder; violence

A significant proportion of youth in the United States experience problem behaviors such as interpersonal violence, delinquency, and substance use. These problem behaviors are highly and positively associated with negative mental health outcomes. While many studies of youth outcomes have focused on ethnic majority youth, studies that have included ethnic minority youth frequently have neglected ethnic groups other than African- and Matin-Americans. There is a dearth of theoretically guided research upon which to base the development of age- and culturally- appropriate interventions to prevent or reduce problem behaviors among minority youth. This proposed dissertation research seeks to: (1) Describe and compare patterns of problem behaviors for different racial/ethnic groups of youth, including African Americans, mixed racial Americans and White Americans; (2) Describe and compare patterns of problem behaviors of immigrant vs. non-immigrant youth; (3) Determine whether the Social Development Model predicts problem behaviors among youth equally well across different racial/ethnic groups, including African Americans, Asian Americans, mixed racial Americans and White Americans; (4) Determine whether the Social Development Model predicts problem behaviors in youth equally well for immigrant vs. non- immigrant youth; and (5) Investigate whether ethnic identify and/or the subjective experience of racial discrimination moderates the relationship between factors specified by the model and youth problem behaviors. There is a need to better understand the factors and mechanisms that are contributing to maladaptive developmental processes, as well as to understand those factors and mechanisms that buffer risk. Knowledge from this study can lead to the development of culturally appropriate interventive strategies that reduce problem behaviors and enhance resiliency among ethnic minority youth.

在美国，很大一部分的年轻人经历了问题行为，例如人际暴力，犯罪和使用物质。这些问题行为与负面的心理健康结果高度相关。尽管许多对青年成果的研究集中在族裔年轻人上，但包括少数民族青年在内的研究经常忽略了非洲和玛丁 - 美国人以外的其他种族。理论上的指导研究缺乏，以基于年龄和文化 - 适当的干预措施的发展，以防止或减少少数族裔青年的问题行为。这项提出的论文研究旨在：（1）描述和比较不同种族/种族的年轻人，包括非裔美国人，混合种族美国人和白人美国人的问题行为模式； （2）描述和比较移民与非移民青年的问题行为模式； （3）确定社会发展模式是否预测了不同种族/族裔群体（包括非洲裔美国人，亚裔美国人，混合种族美国人和白人美国人）的年轻人中的问题行为； （4）确定社会发展模式是否可以很好地预测年轻人对移民与非移民青年的行为； （5）调查种族是否识别和/或种族歧视的主观经验是否会节省模型和青年问题行为指定的因素之间的关系。有必要更好地了解导致适应不良的发育过程的因素和机制，并了解缓冲风险的这些因素和机制。这项研究的知识可以导致发展具有文化适当的干预策略，从而减少问题行为并提高少数民族青年的韧性。