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“A Larger System is Placing People in this Predicament”: A Qualitative Exploration of Living Amongst Urban Violence and the Impact on Mental Health and Relationships in the Black Community
Contemporary Family Therapy ( IF 1.0 ) Pub Date : 2020-07-31 , DOI: 10.1007/s10591-020-09546-6
Brandon D. Hollie , Deborah Coolhart

It is estimated that 18.6% of African American adults are living with a mental illness. Research suggests that poverty, neighborhood disorder, and neighborhood violence are linked to negative mental health outcomes. However, an understanding of what specific mechanisms are associated with violent neighborhoods and mental health needs further exploration. In addition, there is limited research examining how living in the context of urban violence affects partner relationships, parent–child relationships, sibling relationships, or families in general. Using a structural violence framework and Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis Methodology, this study explored the lived experience of being Black and living in urban neighborhoods plagued with violence and the impact it has on mental health and relationships. Four main themes emerged: (1) systemic injustice, (2) impact on mental health, (3) impact on relationships, and (4) cultural and communal strengths. All participants discussed that the crime and violence that happens within low-income urban communities is not an individual problem, but rather a product of larger systemic oppression, such as a lack of resources in the community. They also discussed how living within such neighborhoods impacted their mental health (i.e., causing symptoms of anxiety) and had both negative and positive impacts on romantic and familial relationships. Finally, participants described strengths and resiliencies in their communities, such as the connectedness experienced through religion and food. Clinical implications of these findings are discussed.

中文翻译:

“一个更大的系统正在将人们置于这种困境中”:在城市暴力中生活的定性探索以及对黑人社区心理健康和关系的影响

据估计,18.6% 的非裔美国成年人患有精神疾病。研究表明,贫困、邻里混乱和邻里暴力与消极的心理健康结果有关。然而,了解与暴力社区和心理健康相关的具体机制需要进一步探索。此外,关于生活在城市暴力环境中如何影响伴侣关系、亲子关系、兄弟姐妹关系或一般家庭的研究也很有限。本研究使用结构性暴力框架和解释性现象学分析方法,探讨了黑人和生活在遭受暴力困扰的城市社区的生活经历及其对心理健康和人际关系的影响。出现了四个主要主题:(1) 系统性不公正,(2) 对心理健康的影响,(3) 对人际关系的影响,以及 (4) 文化和社区优势。所有参与者都讨论了发生在低收入城市社区的犯罪和暴力事件不是个人问题,而​​是更大的系统性压迫的产物,例如社区缺乏资源。他们还讨论了住在这样的社区如何影响他们的心理健康(即引起焦虑症状),并对浪漫和家庭关系产生负面和正面影响。最后,参与者描述了他们社区的优势和弹性,例如通过宗教和食物体验的联系。讨论了这些发现的临床意义。(4) 文化和社区优势。所有参与者都讨论了发生在低收入城市社区的犯罪和暴力事件不是个人问题,而​​是更大的系统性压迫的产物,例如社区缺乏资源。他们还讨论了住在这样的社区如何影响他们的心理健康(即引起焦虑症状),并对浪漫和家庭关系产生负面和正面影响。最后,参与者描述了他们社区的优势和弹性,例如通过宗教和食物体验的联系。讨论了这些发现的临床意义。(4) 文化和社区优势。所有参与者都讨论了发生在低收入城市社区的犯罪和暴力事件不是个人问题,而​​是更大的系统性压迫的产物,例如社区缺乏资源。他们还讨论了住在这样的社区如何影响他们的心理健康(即引起焦虑症状),并对浪漫和家庭关系产生负面和正面影响。最后,参与者描述了他们社区的优势和弹性,例如通过宗教和食物体验的联系。讨论了这些发现的临床意义。而是更大的系统性压迫的产物,例如社区缺乏资源。他们还讨论了住在这样的社区如何影响他们的心理健康(即引起焦虑症状),并对浪漫和家庭关系产生负面和正面影响。最后,参与者描述了他们社区的优势和弹性,例如通过宗教和食物体验的联系。讨论了这些发现的临床意义。而是更大的系统性压迫的产物,例如社区缺乏资源。他们还讨论了住在这样的社区如何影响他们的心理健康(即引起焦虑症状),并对浪漫和家庭关系产生负面和正面影响。最后,参与者描述了他们社区的优势和弹性,例如通过宗教和食物体验的联系。讨论了这些发现的临床意义。例如通过宗教和食物体验的联系。讨论了这些发现的临床意义。例如通过宗教和食物体验的联系。讨论了这些发现的临床意义。
更新日期:2020-07-31
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