Purpose

The aim of this study is to examine levels of COVID-19 stress among Asian youth—compared to white youth—in a Canadian sample, and whether this stress is moderated by a sense of belonging derived from access to contextual (spiritual, cultural, educational) resources.

Methods

Data are from a longitudinal study of youth in Alberta, Canada. Participants were those who identified as Asian/Southeast Asian (n = 202) or White (n = 772). Data were collected at three waves. Measures included COVID-19 stress, the Child and Youth Resilience Measure-28 Contextual subscale, and demographics. Data were analyzed using multivariate regression.

Results

Overall at Wave 3, Asian youth reported significantly higher COVID-19 stress than white youth. In moderation analyses, Asian youth who reported higher Wave 1 Child and Youth Resilience Measure-28 Contextual scores also reported higher Wave 3 COVID-19 stress.

Conclusions

We found that experience of a typically protective factor was altered during COVID-19 for Asian youth in this sample. This finding may be related to societal-level discrimination and inequitable treatment experienced by many Asian communities during the pandemic, but future research is needed to test this mechanism.

中文翻译：

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COVID-19 期间亚洲青年的压力：通过归属感的教育、精神和文化来源进行调节

目的

本研究的目的是检查加拿大样本中亚洲青年（与白人青年相比）的 COVID-19 压力水平，以及这种压力是否受到来自环境（精神、文化、教育）的归属感的缓和。 ） 资源。

方法

数据来自对加拿大阿尔伯塔省青年的纵向研究。参与者是那些认定为亚洲/东南亚（n = 202）或白人（n = 772）的人。数据分三波收集。措施包括 COVID-19 压力、儿童和青少年复原力 Measure-28 情境分量表和人口统计。使用多元回归分析数据。

结果

总体而言，在第 3 波中，亚洲青年报告的 COVID-19 压力明显高于白人青年。在适度分析中，报告第 1 波儿童和青年复原力测量 28 上下文得分较高的亚洲青年也报告了较高的第 3 波 COVID-19 压力。

结论

我们发现，在该样本中，亚洲青年在 COVID-19 期间对典型保护因素的体验发生了变化。这一发现可能与许多亚洲社区在大流行期间所经历的社会层面的歧视和不公平待遇有关，但需要未来的研究来检验这一机制。