ABSTRACT

Introduction: Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy has grown in popularity over the last several decades, demonstrating promising utility, especially in the treatment of mood disorders. However, IFS researchers have yet to explore its relevance specifically for Black populations in the United States.

Objective: The present study investigated relationships between self-leadership, racial identity attitudes, race related stress, and mental health outcomes. Specifically, this study examined self-leadership as a potential mediator in the relationship between Black racial identity attitudes and the experience of race-related stress and mental health outcomes

Methods: Participants (N = 79) were Black-identifying undergraduate students who completed self-report inventories. Mediation analyses were conducted using SPSS.

Results: Self-leadership significantly predicted less severe negative mental health outcomes. Additionally, self-leadership fully mediated the relationship between the pre-encounter attitude of self-hatred and mental health outcomes, and self-leadership partially mediated the relationship between multiculturalist inclusive attitudes and stress due to institutional racism.

Conclusion: Findings point to the potential utility of a major component of IFS, self-leadership, for future Black clinical populations.

摘要

简介： 内部家庭系统 (IFS) 疗法在过去几十年中越来越受欢迎，显示出有希望的实用性，特别是在治疗情绪障碍方面。然而，IFS 研究人员尚未专门探索其与美国黑人人口的相关性。

目的：本研究调查了自我领导、种族认同态度、种族相关压力和心理健康结果之间的关系。具体来说，本研究考察了自我领导力作为黑人种族认同态度与种族相关压力和心理健康结果之间关系的潜在中介

方法：参与者（N = 79）是完成自我报告清单的黑人识别本科生。使用SPSS进行中介分析。

结果：自我领导显着预测不太严重的负面心理健康结果。此外，自我领导完全中介了自我憎恨的遭遇前态度与心理健康结果之间的关系，自我领导部分中介了多元文化主义包容态度与制度种族主义造成的压力之间的关系。

结论：研究结果表明 IFS 的主要组成部分，即自我领导，对于未来黑人临床人群的潜在效用。