Microaggressions and Psychological Health Among College Students: A Moderated Mediation Model of Rumination and Social Structure Beliefs
Autor: | Matthew R. Pearson, Luke Herchenroeder, Cheryl L. Dickter, Rebecca Farber, Adrian J. Bravo, Emma Wedell |
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Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Health (social science) Universities Sociology and Political Science education Hierarchy Social Models Psychological Individual psychology Article Developmental psychology Thinking Young Adult 03 medical and health sciences Racism 0302 clinical medicine Moderated mediation Southwestern United States medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Students Association (psychology) 030505 public health Health Policy Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Collectivism Social environment Mental health Southeastern United States Aggression Mental Health Anthropology Rumination Anxiety Female medicine.symptom 0305 other medical science Psychology |
Zdroj: | J Racial Ethn Health Disparities |
ISSN: | 2196-8837 2197-3792 |
Popis: | Racial microaggressions are common experiences for students of color on college campuses. Given prior research connecting microaggressions to negative mental health outcomes, it is important to better understand the social context and process through which microaggressions are associated with poorer mental health. In addition, we put forth a psycho-sociological approach to microaggressions, integrating an attention to both individual psychology and broader social structure. Specifically, the present study investigated whether the indirect association of school/workplace microaggressions and internalizing symptoms (i.e., depression, anxiety, and stress) through problem-focused thoughts (a subset of ruminative thinking) differed as a function of horizontal and vertical dimensions of individualism and collectivism among a racially diverse sample of non-White college students (n = 549) from two universities in the United States. As hypothesized, problem-focused thoughts mediated the associations between school/workplace microaggressions and all three negative mental health symptoms. Further, the indirect effect of school/workplace microaggressions on psychological health through problem-focused thoughts was stronger in students with high levels of vertical individualism (i.e., autonomous but recognize/accept inequality among individuals), compared to students with low or average levels. Our findings suggest that students of color who endorse vertical individualism are at a relatively greater risk of negative mental health outcomes related to school/workplace microaggressions via problem-focused thoughts. Future research is needed to examine additional factors that may buffer or strengthen the pathways between microaggressions and negative mental health in students of color. |
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