Tier 1 school mental health programs for middle school youth often focus on healthy relationships promotion. However, the vast majority of these programs take a gender- and race-neutral approach (i.e., content that does not focus on the way that gender, race, and ethnicity intersect to shape relationships and mental health). Embedding these intersections into Tier 1 programs is critical to equitably advancing mental health for middle school youth. This article specifically explores associations between participation in a Tier 1 gender-transformative healthy relationships program and friendship quality for Ethnocultural boys. Data were drawn from 278 White and Ethnocultural boys who participated in the program in 2016–2017 or 2017–2018 in a Western Canadian province. Data were analyzed using three-level multilevel models. In these data, we found that Ethnocultural boys who participated in WiseGuyz reported improved friendship quality with their closest same-sex friend following the end of the program. We also found that Ethnocultural boys who reported a positive change in male role norms related to emotional restriction reported significant improvements to friendship quality from pre- to post-test. Findings suggest the importance of embedding equity into Tier 1 school mental health programming through a specific focus on intersections between gender, race, and ethnicity.

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友谊品质和民族文化男孩：对 WiseGuyz 计划的探索性评价

针对中学生的一级学校心理健康计划通常侧重于促进健康的人际关系。然而，这些项目中的绝大多数都采取了性别和种族中立的方法（即，内容不关注性别、种族和民族相互影响以塑造关系和心理健康的方式）。将这些交叉点嵌入到一级项目中对于公平地促进中学生的心理健康至关重要。本文专门探讨了参与第 1 层性别变革性健康关系计划与民族文化男孩的友谊质量之间的关联。数据来自于 2016-2017 年或 2017-2018 年在加拿大西部省份参与该计划的 278 名白人和民族文化男孩。使用三级多级模型分析数据。在这些数据中，我们发现参加 WiseGuyz 的民族文化男孩报告说，在项目结束后，他们与最亲密的同性朋友的友谊质量有所提高。我们还发现，报告与情感限制相关的男性角色规范发生积极变化的民族文化男孩报告说，从测试前到测试后，友谊质量都有显着改善。调查结果表明，通过特别关注性别、种族和民族之间的交叉点，将公平纳入一级学校心理健康规划的重要性。我们还发现，报告与情感限制相关的男性角色规范发生积极变化的民族文化男孩报告说，从测试前到测试后，友谊质量都有显着改善。调查结果表明，通过特别关注性别、种族和民族之间的交叉点，将公平纳入一级学校心理健康规划的重要性。我们还发现，报告与情感限制相关的男性角色规范发生积极变化的民族文化男孩报告说，从测试前到测试后，友谊质量都有显着改善。调查结果表明，通过特别关注性别、种族和民族之间的交叉点，将公平纳入一级学校心理健康规划的重要性。