Racial Microaggressions and Daily Well-Being among Asian Americans
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| Title: | Racial Microaggressions and Daily Well-Being among Asian Americans |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Ong, Anthony D., Burrow, Anthony L., Fuller-Rowell, Thomas E. |
| Source: | Journal of Counseling Psychology. Apr 2013 60(2):188-199. |
| Availability: | American Psychological Association. Journals Department, 750 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20002-4242. Tel: 800-374-2721; Tel: 202-336-5510; Fax: 202-336-5502; e-mail: order@apa.org; Web site: http://www.apa.org/publications |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
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| Page Count: | 12 |
| Publication Date: | 2013 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: | Well Being, Affective Behavior, Racial Discrimination, Asian Americans, Psychology, Qualitative Research, Community Surveys, Aggression, Correlation, Incidence, Mental Disorders, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Statistical Analysis, Prediction |
| DOI: | 10.1037/a0031736 |
| ISSN: | 0022-0167 |
| Abstract: | Although epidemiological studies and community surveys of Asian Americans have found that lifetime occurrences of racial discrimination are associated with increased risk for psychological morbidity, little is known about how exposure to racial discrimination is patterned in everyday life. Extrapolating from previous qualitative research (Sue, Bucceri, Lin, Nadal, & Torino, 2007), this study presents data on the prevalence and psychological correlates of everyday racial microaggressions that reflect the Asian American experience. Measures of positive affect, negative affect, somatic symptoms, and racial microaggressions were completed by 152 Asian Americans each day for up to 14 consecutive days. Approximately 78% of participants reported some form of racial microaggression within the 2-week study period. Multilevel analyses indicated that elevations in daily microaggressions, as well as greater microaggressions on average, predicted increases in somatic symptoms and negative affect. Implications of these findings for racial microaggression research and clinical practice are discussed. (Contains 5 tables and 3 footnotes.) |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Number of References: | 66 |
| Entry Date: | 2013 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1006801 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Although epidemiological studies and community surveys of Asian Americans have found that lifetime occurrences of racial discrimination are associated with increased risk for psychological morbidity, little is known about how exposure to racial discrimination is patterned in everyday life. Extrapolating from previous qualitative research (Sue, Bucceri, Lin, Nadal, & Torino, 2007), this study presents data on the prevalence and psychological correlates of everyday racial microaggressions that reflect the Asian American experience. Measures of positive affect, negative affect, somatic symptoms, and racial microaggressions were completed by 152 Asian Americans each day for up to 14 consecutive days. Approximately 78% of participants reported some form of racial microaggression within the 2-week study period. Multilevel analyses indicated that elevations in daily microaggressions, as well as greater microaggressions on average, predicted increases in somatic symptoms and negative affect. Implications of these findings for racial microaggression research and clinical practice are discussed. (Contains 5 tables and 3 footnotes.) |
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| ISSN: | 0022-0167 |
| DOI: | 10.1037/a0031736 |
