The authors investigated the moderating effect of school racial composition in the relationship between internalization of the model minority myth and psychological distress among Asian American adolescents. The model minority myth is the stereotype of Asian Americans as more successful than other racial minority groups because of values emphasizing hard work, achievement, and belief in the “American dream” (Yoo, Burrola, & Steger, 2010). The following 2 aspects of this myth were assessed: the myth of achievement orientation (M-Achievement), the degree to which participants attribute Asian Americans’ comparative success to achievement, and the myth of unrestricted mobility (M-Mobility), the degree to which participants believe Asian Americans have unrestricted upward mobility (Yoo et al., 2010). The sample included 367 Asian American adolescents (58% female, Mage = 16.33) attending two high schools—a predominantly Asian school on the West Coast and a predominantly non-Asian school in the Southwest. Data were analyzed using multiple group path analysis. Results indicated that Asian American adolescents in the predominantly non-Asian school were more likely to internalize the model minority myth than adolescents in the predominantly Asian school. Moreover, the school moderated the M-Mobility–psychological distress link. In summary, being in a predominantly Asian school was related to lower levels of internalization of the model minority myth. Furthermore, internalization of the myth of unrestricted mobility increased depression and anxiety for adolescents in the predominantly Asian school, whereas it decreased stress for adolescents living in the predominantly non-Asian school. Implications of these findings are discussed.

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亚裔美国青少年模范少数族裔神话、学校种族构成和心理困扰的内化。

作者调查了学校种族构成对亚裔美国青少年模范少数族裔神话内化与心理困扰之间关系的调节作用。模范少数民族神话是亚裔美国人比其他少数族裔群体更成功的刻板印象，因为价值观强调努力工作、成就和对“美国梦”的信仰（Yoo、Burrola 和 Steger，2010 年）。评估了这个神话的以下两个方面：成就取向的神话（M-Achievement），参与者将亚裔美国人的相对成功归因于成就的程度，以及不受限制的流动性的神话（M-Mobility），参与者认为亚裔美国人具有不受限制的向上流动（Yoo 等，2010）。样本包括在两所高中就读的 367 名亚裔美国青少年（58% 女性，法师 = 16.33）——西海岸的一所主要是亚洲人的学校和西南地区的一所主要是非亚洲人的学校。使用多组路径分析来分析数据。结果表明，在非亚裔占主导地位的学校中，亚裔美国青少年比在亚裔占主导地位的学校中的青少年更有可能内化模范少数民族神话。此外，学校调节了移动性-心理困扰的联系。总而言之，在以亚洲为主的学校与模范少数民族神话的内化水平较低有关。此外，在以亚洲人为主的学校中，不受限制的流动神话的内化增加了青少年的抑郁和焦虑，而它减轻了住在主要是非亚洲学校的青少年的压力。讨论了这些发现的含义。