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Racial and ethnic discrimination is a prevalent issue in the United States, with 63% of minorities reporting experiencing discrimination. Few studies have examined psychopathology as transdiagnostic dimensional factors when investigating its association with discrimination and racial/ethnic identification. Also, little research has established measurement invariance prior to making comparisons across race/ethnicity. To address these shortcomings, the current study (1) assessed for measurement invariance to ensure that observed differences reflected true differences in the latent factors and (2) examined how internalizing (INT) and externalizing (EXT) psychopathology are associated with experiences of discrimination, responses to discrimination, and racial/ethnic identification across White, Black, American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian/Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander, and Hispanic groups using the NESARC-III (n = 36,309). Findings from multiple-group confirmatory factor analysis showed evidence for strong measurement invariance for all latent factors across race/ethnicity. Results from multiple-group structural equation modeling showed that discrimination experiences were associated with higher INT and EXT across all race/ethnic groups. Active responses to discrimination and racial/ethnic identification showed differential effects on psychopathology across groups, providing implications for coping strategies amidst systemic racism and underscoring the importance of recognizing heterogeneity across diverse groups. This study contributes to understanding mental health disparities and emphasizes the need for culturally competent and nuanced interventions in addressing discrimination-related psychopathology across racial/ethnic groups. |
