Affirmative Body Positivity and Positive Intimacy as a Buffer of Suicide Ideation Associated With Gendered Racism Among Asian American Men.

IF 2.6 3区医学 Q2 PSYCHIATRY

Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior Pub Date : 2025-10-01 DOI:10.1111/sltb.70052

Brian TaeHyuk Keum, Cathy Zhu, Hyeouk Chris Hahm

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Introduction: Gendered racism, which emasculates and denigrates the masculinity self-concept and the desirability of Asian American men, has been associated with greater endorsement of suicide ideation. However, no research has examined culturally informed gendered racial factors that could moderate the risk of suicide ideation associated with gendered racism. Based on the potential of affirming gendered racial experiences that can validate and empower Asian American men to resist internalizing the harms of gendered racism, we examined whether affirmative body positive and positive intimacy experiences could moderate the link between gendered racism and suicide ideation.

Methods: We conducted latent moderated structural equation modeling to analyze online convenience data from 876 Asian American men (M_age = 30.78; SD = 9.43).

Results: Gendered racism was significantly associated with suicide ideation. Affirmative body positive experience was a buffer at low to mean levels of gendered racism but was an exacerbator at mean to high levels of gendered racism. Affirmative positive intimacy experiences were a buffer at low and mean levels of gendered racism but not at high levels of gendered racism.

Conclusion: Implications include translating these findings into a more nuanced affirmative support system and gendered racial socialization strategies to help Asian American men engage in healthier and flourishing outcomes.

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亚裔美国男性性别种族歧视自杀意念的缓冲：正面身体积极度与正面亲密度

性别种族主义削弱和贬低了亚裔美国男性的阳刚自我概念和可取性，与更多人支持自杀意念有关。然而，目前还没有研究考察文化背景下的性别种族因素是否能降低与性别种族主义相关的自杀意念风险。基于肯定性别种族经验的潜力，我们研究了肯定身体积极体验和积极亲密体验是否可以缓和性别种族主义与自杀意念之间的联系。方法：采用潜在调节结构方程模型对876名亚裔美国男性的在线便利数据进行分析（Mage = 30.78; SD = 9.43）。结果：性别种族主义与自杀意念显著相关。平权身体积极体验在低到中等水平的性别种族主义中起到缓冲作用，但在中等到高水平的性别种族主义中起到加剧作用。积极的亲密体验在低水平和中等水平的性别种族主义中起缓冲作用，但在高水平的性别种族主义中不起作用。结论：将这些发现转化为更细致的积极支持系统和性别种族社会化策略，以帮助亚裔美国男性获得更健康和更繁荣的结果。

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Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior Medicine-Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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5.40

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3.10%

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期刊介绍： An excellent resource for researchers as well as students, Social Cognition features reports on empirical research, self-perception, self-concept, social neuroscience, person-memory integration, social schemata, the development of social cognition, and the role of affect in memory and perception. Three broad concerns define the scope of the journal: - The processes underlying the perception, memory, and judgment of social stimuli - The effects of social, cultural, and affective factors on the processing of information - The behavioral and interpersonal consequences of cognitive processes.