ERIC Number: EJ1335153
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 8
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The Role of Experiential Avoidance in the Relation between Racial Discrimination and Negative Mental Health Outcomes
Martinez, Jennifer H.; Eustis, Elizabeth H.; Arbid, Natalie; Graham-LoPresti, Jessica R.; Roemer, Lizabeth
Journal of American College Health, v70 n2 p461-468 2022
Objective: Racial discrimination has been shown to be associated with negative mental health outcomes among people of color (POC), and students of color (SOC) specifically. The current study examines experiential avoidance (EA) as a potential moderator in the relation between discrimination and mental health outcomes. Sample: Two-hundred students of color at a large, public university in Northeastern United States. Methods: We evaluated the associations between racial discrimination frequency and stress appraisal (GEDS and GEDS-A), EA (AAQ), and the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scales (DASS). Results: Discrimination frequency and appraised stress were associated with each DASS subscale. EA moderated the relation between GEDS and depression, and between GEDS-A and the stress subscale. Conclusions: Discrimination frequency and appraised stress were positively associated with DASS subscales, and at low EA scores, frequency and appraised stress of discrimination were no longer associated with depressive or stress symptoms, respectively.
Descriptors: Racial Discrimination, Minority Group Students, Behavior Problems, Emotional Response, Anxiety, Depression (Psychology), Mental Health, College Students, Student Behavior, Sexual Orientation, Ethnicity
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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