Direct and moderating effects of community context on the psychological well-being of African American women

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作者
Cutrona, CE
Russell, DW
Hessling, RM
Brown, PA
Murry, V
机构
[1] Iowa State Univ, Inst Social & Behav Res, Ames, IA 50010 USA
[2] Univ Georgia, Dept Child & Family Dev, Athens, GA 30602 USA
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10.1037/0022-3514.79.6.1088
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B84 [心理学];
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04 ; 0402 ;
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The effects of community characteristics on well-being were examined among 709 African American women. Direct and moderating effects of neighborhood characteristics on distress were tested. Aggregate-level ratings of neighborhood cohesion and disorder were significantly related to distress, although the relation between cohesion and distress became nonsignificant when individual risk factors were statistically controlled. Aggregate-level neighborhood variables interacted significantly with individual risk and resource variables in the prediction of distress, consistent with trait-situation interaction theories (D. Magnusson & N. S. Endler, 1977). Community cohesion intensified the benefits of a positive life outlook. Community disorder intensified both the benefits of personal resources and the detrimental effects of personal risk factors. Results showed evidence of resilience among African American women.
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