Racism’s (un)worthiness trap: The mediating roles of self-compassion and self-coldness in the link between racism and distress in African Americans
| Autor: | Amani R. Holder-Dixon, Veronica Y. Womack, Natalie N. Watson-Singleton, Angela R. Black |
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| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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Mediation (statistics)
Mindfulness Sociology and Political Science Social Psychology media_common.quotation_subject PsycINFO Self-Compassion Psychological Distress Racism Mental health Black or African American Distress Isolation (psychology) Humans Students Psychology Social psychology Self-compassion media_common |
| Zdroj: | Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology. 28:557-566 |
| ISSN: | 1939-0106 1099-9809 |
| Popis: | OBJECTIVES Racism is a key determinant of mental health for African Americans. Although research has started to uncover moderators and mediators of the racism-health link, additional research in this area is warranted. Constructs that have yet to be examined in this link are self-compassion and self-coldness-two distinct ways of relating to oneself during adversity. METHOD Data from 133 African American college students were used to assess parallel mediation models in which the frequency and stress appraisal of racism were the predictor variables, psychological distress was the outcome variable, and dimensions of self-compassion and self-coldness were treated as mediators. RESULTS Neither frequency nor appraisal of racism were related to the three types of self-compassion (i.e., self-kindness, common humanity, and mindfulness); yet, both racism frequency and appraisal were related to the three types of self-coldness (i.e., self-judgment, isolation, and over-identification). However, only self-judgment emerged as a significant mediator in the links between both frequency and appraisal of racism and distress, respectively. CONCLUSIONS Reducing self-coldness in the face of racism can be a promising, individual-level wellness strategy for African Americans. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved). |
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