- 期刊
Psychopathology of Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal Adolescents Living in the Mountainous Region of Southern Taiwan
居住於南台灣山地鄉之原住民和非原住民青少年精神病理程度比較
摘要
本研究之目的為在控制可能影響精神病理的個人和環境變項後，比較同樣居住於南台灣山地鄉之原住民和非原住民青少年是否在精神病理程度上有所差異。研究對象為來自南台灣三個山地鄉251位原住民青少年和79位非原住民青少年，研究邀請所有參與研究的青少年填寫Symptom Checklist-90-Revised Scale (SCL-90-R)以評估其精神病理狀態，並填寫問卷以調查社會人口學、家庭特徵、與同儕和學校的連結程度等變項。多重迴歸分析顯示：在控制其他變項後，原住民青少年比非原住民青少年具有較嚴重的精神病理程度，此外，女性、感受家庭衝突程度較高、家庭支持度較低之青少年，具有較嚴重程度的精神病理。由本研究之結果可知：在擬定和執行提升山地鄉青少年之心理健康的促進策略時，必須考量到青少年的種族、性別、家庭互動等多方因素。
並列摘要
The aim of this study was to examine the hypothesis that Taiwanese aboriginal adolescents feature more severe psychopathology than non-aboriginal adolescents who live in the same mountainous region of southern Taiwan, and to test the hypothesis by controlling other individual and environmental factors. In this study, a total of 251 aboriginal and 79 non-aboriginal Taiwanese adolescents were enrolled. Their psychopathology was measured by the Symptom Checklist-90-Revised Scale; demographic and family characteristics, and their affinity with their peer group and with their school were also assessed. The results of the multiple regression analysis revealed that aboriginal adolescents feature more severe psychopathology than non-aboriginal adolescents, and indicated that females and adolescents perceiving higher levels of family conflict and lower family support were more likely to experience more severe psychopathology than those perceiving the contrary. Those who devise strategies to improve the mental health of adolescents living in impoverished regions must take into consideration their ethnicity, gender, and family context when devising such treatment strategies.