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、文化适应和接受威胁文献中，我们研究了土著和主流认同如何影响歧视对文化和身体压力的影响。一个由 126 名阿拉斯加原住民组成的社区样本报告了歧视、对阿拉斯加原住民和主流美国人的认同以及文化和身体压力。随着对个人歧视的看法增加，原住民身份认同以及关于文化和身体压力的报告也在增加。与拒绝认同假说相反，土著认同并没有减少歧视对压力的影响。相反，在个人歧视之后，土著和主流认同相互作用以预测文化压力。随着土著认同的增加，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，对于强烈认同自己族裔群体的原住民来说，遭受来自主流社会的个人排斥可能特别有压力，使他们面临更高的精神和身体疾病风险。