The role of racial/ethnic identity in the association between racial discrimination and psychiatric disorders: A buffer or exacerbator?
Project LEARN Category
L- Listen
E- Educate
A - Acknowledge
R - Respond
Intended Audience(s)
Theme/Focus
Racism
Activism
Training
Article Details
Woo, B., Fan, W., Tran, T. V., & Takeuchi, D. T. (2019). The role of racial/ethnic identity in the association between racial discrimination and psychiatric disorders: A buffer or exacerbator?. SSM - population health, 7, 100378. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmph.2019.100378
Article Abstract
The present study tests whether and how racial/ethnic identity moderates the psychological burden associated with racial discrimination. The theoretical concept of identity-relevant stressors suggests that racial discrimination will be associated with stronger psychological burden for people who put more values on their racial/ethnic backgrounds (i.e., racial/ethnic identity as an exacerbator). Conversely, racial/ethnic identity may be a protective resource to buffer any negative mental health consequences of racial discrimination (i.e., racial/ethnic identity as a buffer). We adjudicate these two competing hypotheses, while also examining whether the moderating effect of racial/ethnic identity varies by race/ethnicity or nativity.