ABSTRACT

Drawing from the rejection-identification model, acculturation, and acceptance threat literatures, we examined how Indigenous and mainstream identification influence the effect of discrimination on acculturative and physical stress. A community sample of 126 Indigenous Alaskans reported discrimination, identification with Indigenous Alaskans and mainstream Americans, and acculturative and physical stress. As perceptions of personal discrimination increased, so did Indigenous identification and reports of acculturative and physical stress. Contrary to the rejection-identification hypothesis, Indigenous identification did not reduce the effect of discrimination on stress. Instead, following personal discrimination, Indigenous and mainstream identification interacted to predict acculturative stress. As Indigenous identification increased, so did acculturative stress – particularly among those who strongly identified with mainstream culture. These associations were not present for group-based discrimination. Thus, experiencing personal rejection from mainstream society may be particularly stressful for Indigenous people who strongly identify with their ethnic group, placing them at higher risk for mental and physical illness.

摘要

从拒绝识别模型，适应和接受威胁文献中，我们研究了土著和主流身份识别如何影响歧视对适应和身体压力的影响。126个阿拉斯加原住民的社区样本报告了歧视，与原住民阿拉斯加人和主流美国人的认同以及适应和身体压力。随着对个人歧视的认识的增加，土著居民的认同感以及身体和身体压力的报告也随之增加。与拒绝识别的假设相反，土著识别并没有减少歧视对压力的影响。取而代之的是，在受到个人歧视之后，土著和主流认同相互作用以预测适应性压力。随着土著身份的增加，文化压力也是如此，尤其是那些强烈认同主流文化的人。这些协会不存在基于群体的歧视。因此，对于那些强烈认同自己种族群体，使他们处于精神和身体疾病风险更高的土著人来说，遭受主流社会的拒绝可能会特别令人压力。