Political activism and mental health among Black and Latinx college students.
| Autor: | Hope EC; Department of Psychology, North Carolina State University., Velez G; Department of Comparative Human Development, University of Chicago., Offidani-Bertrand C; Department of Comparative Human Development, University of Chicago., Keels M; Department of Comparative Human Development, University of Chicago., Durkee MI; Department of Psychology, University of Michigan. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Cultural diversity & ethnic minority psychology [Cultur Divers Ethnic Minor Psychol] 2018 Jan; Vol. 24 (1), pp. 26-39. Date of Electronic Publication: 2017 Jun 26. |
| DOI: | 10.1037/cdp0000144 |
| Abstrakt: | Objectives: The current study investigates the utility of political activism as a protective factor against experiences of racial/ethnic (R/E) discrimination that negatively affect stress, anxiety, and depressive symptoms among Black and Latinx college freshmen at predominately White institutions. Method: Data come from the Minority College Cohort Study, a longitudinal investigation of Black and Latinx college students (N = 504; 44% Black). We conducted multiple regression analyses for each mental health indicator and tested for interaction effects. Results: For Black and Latinx students, the relationship between R/E microaggressions and end of freshman year stress varied by political activism. For Black students, the relationship between R/E microaggressions and end of the year anxiety varied by political activism. There was a significant interaction effect for depressive symptoms among Latinx students. Conclusions: Political activism serves as a protective factor to mitigate the negative effect of R/E discrimination on stress and depressive symptoms for Latinx students. For Black students, higher levels of political activism may exacerbate experiences of R/E microaggressions and relate to more stress and anxiety compared with Black students who are less politically involved. Findings point to the need for a deeper understanding of phenomenological variation in experiences of microaggressions among R/E minorities and how students leverage political activism as an adaptive coping strategy to mitigate race-related stress during college. (PsycINFO Database Record ((c) 2018 APA, all rights reserved).) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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