Utilizing a Mediation-Moderation Model to Examine Exposure to Videos of Police use of Force in Media, Police Contact Anxiety, Grit, and Suicidality among Black Emerging adult College Students.

IF 1.6 4区社会学 Q2 SOCIAL WORK

Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research Pub Date : 2024-01-01 DOI:10.1086/722584

Robert O Motley, Erik Simmons, Maribeth Clifton, Enoch Azasu, Danielle T Walker, Carnayla Johnson

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Abstract

Objective: Suicidality (thinking about, planning, and attempt) has become a national growing public health concern for Black emerging adult college students in America due to increased rates among this population. The goal of the current cross-sectional study is to examine the mediating role of police contact anxiety (PCA) and moderating role of grit in the relationship between exposure to videos of police use of force in media and suicidality.

Method: Computer assisted surveys were administered to a sample (N = 300) of Black emerging adult college students 18 to 29 years of age.

Results: Mediation analysis revealed that the effect of exposure to videos of police use of force in media on suicidality was at least partially mediated by PCA, and moderation analyses found that medium and high levels of grit buffered the relationship between exposure to videos of police use of force in media and suicidality such that exposure to videos of police use of force only predicted suicidality at a low-level of grit.

Conclusions: These findings suggest that the relationship between exposure to videos of police use of force in media and suicidality as influenced by PCA and grit. Implications for research, practice, and policy are discussed.

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利用中介-调节模型检验媒体中警察使用武力视频的曝光、警察接触焦虑、勇气和自杀倾向在黑人新兴成年大学生中。

目的：自杀（考虑、计划和尝试）已成为美国黑人新兴成年大学生日益关注的一个全国性公共卫生问题，因为这一人群的自杀率在上升。本研究的目的是探讨警察接触焦虑（PCA）在媒体警察使用武力视频与自杀行为之间的中介作用和勇气的调节作用。方法：对18 ~ 29岁的成年黑人大学生300人进行计算机辅助问卷调查。结果：中介分析显示，媒体警察使用武力视频对自杀行为的影响至少部分被PCA中介，而中介分析发现，中等和高水平的沙砾缓冲了媒体警察使用武力视频与自杀行为之间的关系，以至于警察使用武力视频仅在低沙砾水平下预测自杀行为。结论：这些发现表明媒体中警察使用武力的视频与自杀的关系受PCA和grit的影响。讨论了对研究、实践和政策的影响。

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