OBJECTIVE Self-infrahumanization or perceiving oneself as lacking the experience of uniquely human emotions, and endorsement of Strong Black Woman (SBW) schema, or self-superhumanization, are two forms of dehumanization. Among African American women, SBW schema endorsement is associated with greater negative attitudes toward seeking professional psychological help (ATSPPH) and poorer mental health. Self-infrahumanization is associated with fewer adaptive stress responses and poorer well-being. This research examines the relationship between self-infrahumanization and self-superhumanization on ATSPPH and mental health among African American women. We hypothesized that self-infrahumanization and self-superhumanization will be associated with greater negative ATSPPH and greater mental health symptomatology. We also hypothesized that ATSPPH will mediate the interactive effect of self-infrahumanization and SBW schema endorsement on mental health symptomatology. METHOD Four hundred and forty-nine self-identified African American women (Mage = 37.96; SDage = 15.55; age range: 18-87) completed an online, self-administered Qualtrics survey investigating the social and psychological determinants of health. RESULTS Self-infrahumanization was not associated with mental health symptomatology. Greater SBW schema endorsement was associated with greater mental health symptomatology. Self-infrahumanization and SBW schema endorsement were not associated with ATSPPH. ATSPPH mediated the interaction between SBW and self-infrahumanization on mental health symptomatology. At high and average-but not low-levels of SBW schema endorsement, greater self-infrahumanization was associated with lower positive ATSPPH, which was then associated with greater mental health symptomatology. CONCLUSIONS Among African American women, believing that one lacks the experience of uniquely human emotions exacerbates the negative effects of endorsing SBW schema. We discuss the role of dehumanization processes in health disparities research. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).

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非人性化、寻求专业心理护理的态度以及非裔美国女性的心理健康。


目标 自我非人性化或认为自己缺乏人类独特情感的体验，以及对坚强黑人女性 (SBW) 模式的认可，或自我超人性化，是非人性化的两种形式。在非裔美国女性中，SBW 模式认可与寻求专业心理帮助 (ATSPPH) 的消极态度和较差的心理健康状况相关。自我非人化与适应性压力反应较少和幸福感较差有关。本研究探讨了 ATSPPH 的自我非人性化和自我超人性化与非裔美国女性心理健康之间的关系。我们假设自我非人化和自我超人化将与更大的消极 ATSPPH 和更大的心理健康症状相关。我们还假设 ATSPPH 将调节自我非人化和 SBW 图式认可对心理健康症状的交互作用。方法 449 名自我认同的非洲裔美国女性（Mage = 37.96；SDage = 15.55；年龄范围：18-87）完成了一项在线自我管理的 Qualtrics 调查，调查健康的社会和心理决定因素。结果 自我非人化与心理健康症状无关。更大的 SBW 模式认可与更大的心理健康症状相关。自我非人性化和 SBW 模式认可与 ATSPPH 无关。 ATSPPH 在心理健康症状学上介导 SBW 和自我非人化之间的相互作用。在高水平和平均水平（但不是低水平）的 SBW 模式认可下，更大的自我非人化与较低的阳性 ATSPPH 相关，进而与更大的心理健康症状相关。 结论 在非洲裔美国女性中，认为自己缺乏人类独特情感的体验会加剧认可 SBW 模式的负面影响。我们讨论非人化过程在健康差异研究中的作用。 （PsycInfo 数据库记录 (c) 2024 APA，保留所有权利）。