We explored whether urban American Indian (AI) caregivers who maintained a strong sense of cultural connectedness buffered their children from the negative effects of stress on mental health. A community sample of 161 urban AI children (91 girls) ages 8–15 years (M = 11.20 years) and their primary caregivers participated between 2016 and 2017. Caregiver cultural connectedness moderated associations among child stressful life events and increased anger (R2 = .13) and post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms (R2 = .15). For caregivers with greater cultural connectedness, associations were attenuated and not significant. Higher hair cortisol was related to increased depressive (R2 = .11), anxiety (R2 = .10), and PTSD (R2 = .15) symptoms and was not moderated by cultural connectedness.

中文翻译：

---

强大的文化联系可以缓冲美国城市印第安儿童免受压力对心理健康的负面影响


我们探讨了保持强烈文化联系感的城市美洲印第安人 (AI) 照顾者是否可以缓冲他们的孩子免受压力对心理健康的负面影响。 161 名 8-15 岁城市人工智能儿童（91 名女孩）的社区样本（中号= 11.20 岁）及其主要照顾者在 2016 年至 2017 年期间参与。照顾者的文化联系调节了儿童压力生活事件和愤怒增加之间的关联（右2 = .13）和创伤后应激障碍（PTSD）症状（右2 = .15)。对于具有更大文化联系的护理人员来说，关联性减弱且不显着。较高的头发皮质醇与抑郁症的增加有关（右2 = .11), 焦虑 (右2 = .10）和创伤后应激障碍（右2 = .15) 症状并且不受文化联系的调节。