The present study was designed to examine shifting, the phenomenon of altering or modifying one’s self-presentation in different social contexts, as a mediator of the predictive effects of African American women’s acculturation on their perceived race-related stress. To explore this issue, measures of African American acculturation, shifting, and race-related stress were examined within a structural model. The current study quantitatively examined the relationships of these variables among a sample of 366 African American women. Results of a structural equation model indicated full mediation; greater levels of immersion in African American acculturation resulted in greater levels of shifting, which, in turn, generated increased levels of race-related stress. These data extend previous work and expand the literature regarding African American women’s shifting. Implications for clinical work and future research with African American women are also discussed.

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非裔美国女性的转变可能会带来压力：结构性调解模型

本研究旨在检查转变，即在不同社会环境中改变或修改自我表现的现象，作为非裔美国女性文化适应对其感知的种族相关压力的预测影响的中介。为了探讨这个问题，在结构模型中检查了非裔美国人的文化适应、转变和与种族相关的压力的措施。当前的研究定量地检查了 366 名非裔美国女性样本中这些变量之间的关系。结构方程模型的结果表明完全中介；更多地沉浸在非裔美国人的文化适应中导致更大程度的转变，这反过来又增加了与种族相关的压力。这些数据扩展了以前的工作，并扩展了有关非裔美国女性转变的文献。还讨论了对非裔美国女性的临床工作和未来研究的影响。