Race-Based Stress in White Adults: Exploring the Role of White Racial Identity Status Attitudes and Type of Racial Events |
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| Authors: | Robert T Carter Katheryn Roberson Veronica E Johnson |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Counseling and Clinical Psychology, Teachers College, Columbia University;2. Department of Educational and Counseling Psychology, University at Albany, State University of New York;3. Department of Psychology, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York |
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| Abstract: | The impact of racial experiences on Whites has been underresearched and has rarely been considered traumatic. To understand these experiences, it is important to consider variation in one's orientation to their racial group (i.e., racial identity) and the type of racial encounter. Using a White adult sample and hierarchical cluster analysis, the authors found that reactions to race-based encounters were associated with varying levels of psychological distress and well-being and racial identity statuses. Clinical implications are discussed. El impacto de las experiencias raciales en personas blancas no ha sido suficientemente investigado y en raras ocasiones ha sido considerado traumático. Para comprender estas experiencias, es importante considerar la variación en la orientación de cada individuo hacia su grupo racial (es decir, la identidad racial) y el tipo de encuentro racial. Usando una muestra de personas adultas blancas y un análisis jerárquico de clústeres, los autores hallaron que las reacciones a los encuentros raciales estaban asociadas a niveles variables de malestar psicológico, así como de estados de bienestar e identidad racial. |
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| Keywords: | race White racial identity race-based traumatic stress psychological distress racial attitudes raza identidad racial blanca estrés traumático basado en la raza malestar psicológico actitudes raciales |
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