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Perceiving fairness in an unfair world: System justification and the mental health of girls in detention facilities
American Journal of Community Psychology ( IF 4.019 ) Pub Date : 2021-10-25 , DOI: 10.1002/ajcp.12558
Corianna E Sichel 1 , Shabnam Javdani 2 , Jacqueline Yi 2, 3
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Psychologists in the helping professions have long accepted the idea that cognitions have implications for mental health and wellbeing. Community psychologists have further established the importance of context and systems in the etiology of mental health problems. In this paper, we argue that as a discipline that prioritizes social justice, community psychology should consider associations between cognitions about structural and systemic inequality and individual mental health, particularly in marginalized populations. As one illustration of this argument and its complexities, we asked if and to what degree mental health was concurrently associated with adolescents' beliefs in societal fairness (i.e., system-justifying beliefs), attending to gender differences. Our findings were informed by a sample of 196 adolescents residing in detention facilities (49.50% girls; 51.75% Black/Caribbean, 21.68% multiracial; 15.38% Hispanic/Latine; 27.98% LGBTQ+). These youth represent an understudied group in the research literature addressing fairness beliefs and their influence on wellness. Results suggested that boys were more likely to endorse societal fairness compared to girls, but these beliefs were unrelated to their mental health. However, we found a significant gender moderation such that girls who perceived society to be fair reported lower levels of internalizing and externalizing mental health problems. We discuss implications for theory, research, and intervention.

中文翻译:

在不公平的世界中感知公平:制度正当性与拘留所女孩的心理健康

助人行业的心理学家长期以来一直接受认知对心理健康和福祉有影响的观点。社区心理学家进一步确定了背景和系统在心理健康问题病因学中的重要性。在本文中,我们认为,作为一门优先考虑社会正义的学科,社区心理学应该考虑结构性和系统性不平等的认知与个体心理健康之间的关联,尤其是在边缘化人群中。作为这一论点及其复杂性的一个例证,我们询问心理健康是否以及在多大程度上同时与青少年对社会公平的信念(即系统证明信念)相关,关注性别差异。我们的研究结果来自居住在拘留所的 196 名青少年样本(49.50% 的女孩;51.75% 的黑人/加勒比人,21.68% 的多种族;15.38% 的西班牙裔/拉丁裔;27.98% 的 LGBTQ+)。在研究文献中,这些青年代表了一个未被充分研究的群体,这些群体涉及公平信念及其对健康的影响。结果表明,与女孩相比,男孩更有可能支持社会公平,但这些信念与他们的心理健康无关。然而,我们发现了显着的性别缓和,因此认为社会公平的女孩报告的心理健康问题的内化和外化水平较低。我们讨论对理论、研究和干预的影响。在研究文献中,这些青年代表了一个未被充分研究的群体,这些群体涉及公平信念及其对健康的影响。结果表明,与女孩相比,男孩更有可能支持社会公平,但这些信念与他们的心理健康无关。然而,我们发现了显着的性别缓和,因此认为社会公平的女孩报告的心理健康问题的内化和外化水平较低。我们讨论对理论、研究和干预的影响。在研究文献中,这些青年代表了一个未被充分研究的群体,这些群体涉及公平信念及其对健康的影响。结果表明,与女孩相比,男孩更有可能支持社会公平,但这些信念与他们的心理健康无关。然而,我们发现了显着的性别缓和,因此认为社会公平的女孩报告的心理健康问题的内化和外化水平较低。我们讨论对理论、研究和干预的影响。我们发现了显着的性别缓和,因此认为社会公平的女孩报告的心理健康问题内化和外化的程度较低。我们讨论对理论、研究和干预的影响。我们发现了显着的性别缓和,因此认为社会公平的女孩报告的心理健康问题内化和外化的程度较低。我们讨论对理论、研究和干预的影响。
更新日期:2021-10-25
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