Introduction: We examined police exchanges' and feelings of discrimination's impact on changes in adolescent depression symptoms. Relative to other races, police speak more disrespectfully to African Americans and often exert unnecessary force. We investigated the impact of these exchanges on depression. Methods: Adolescent Health Study data were analyzed. Latent growth curve modeling with mediation illustrated relationships between police exchanges, perceived discrimination, and depression changes. Results: African American adolescents had significantly higher levels of initial depression than other racial/ethnic identity groups. For African Americans, police exchanges predicted depression changes. Perceived respect predicted levels and changes of depression for both groups, but mediated the relationship between police exchanges and depression changes only in the “other” racial/ethnic identity group. Discussion: Police stoppings impacted depression changes for African Americans independent of perceived respect. Findings highlight a potentially unique relationship between depression and police exchanges among African Americans. Future studies may investigate roles of individual differences.

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警察互动、尊重和非裔美国人抑郁症的纵向变化

简介：我们研究了警察交流和歧视感受对青少年抑郁症状变化的影响。相对于其他种族，警察对非裔美国人说话更加不尊重，并且经常施加不必要的武力。我们调查了这些交流对抑郁症的影响。方法：对青少年健康研究数据进行分析。具有中介的潜在增长曲线模型说明了警察交流、感知歧视和抑郁变化之间的关系。结果：非裔美国青少年的初始抑郁水平明显高于其他种族/民族认同群体。对于非裔美国人来说，警方的交流预测了抑郁症的变化。感知尊重预测两组抑郁症的水平和变化，但仅在“其他”种族/民族认同群体中调解了警察交流与抑郁变化之间的关系。讨论：警察拦截影响了非裔美国人的抑郁症变化，与感知尊重无关。调查结果强调了非洲裔美国人的抑郁症和警察交流之间潜在的独特关系。未来的研究可能会调查个体差异的作用。