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The role of racial identity in perceived racial discrimination.

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Sellers, Robert M., Shelton, J. Nicole·2003·Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

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This study examined the role that dimensions of racial identity play regarding the antecedents and consequences of perceived racial discrimination among African Americans. A total of 267 African American college students completed measures of racial identity, perceived racial discrimination, and psychological distress at 2 time points. After controlling for previous perceptions of discrimination, racial centrality was positively associated with subsequent perceived racial discrimination. Additionally, perceived discrimination was positively associated with subsequent event-specific and global psychological distress after accounting for previous perceptions of discrimination and distress. Finally, racial ideology and public regard beliefs moderated the positive relationship between perceived discrimination and subsequent distress. The results illustrate the complex role racial identity plays in the lives of African Americans.

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Authors
Sellers, R. M., & Shelton, J. N.
Affiliations
University of Michigan (US)
Corresponding author
Sellers, Robert M.
Venue
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
Published
2003-05
Volume
84
Issue
5
Pages
1079-1092
ISSN
  • 0022-3514 (ISSN-L)
  • 1939-1315
OpenAlex
W12757150
Cited by
1,287
References
6
Citations by year
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FWCI
79.41
Type
journal article
Language
en
Locations
  • Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Institutional Repositories DataBase (IRDB) (submittedVersion)
  • Kyoto University Research Information Repository (Kyoto University) (submittedVersion)
  • 経済論叢
Funders
National Institute of Mental Health (P01MH058565, 5 P01 MH58565-03)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Social and Intergroup Psychology
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Race, History, and American Society
Keywords
racial identity, perceived racial discrimination, African American college students, racial centrality, racial ideology, psychological distress
MeSH terms
Adult, Analysis of Variance, Black or African American, Female, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Prejudice, Regression Analysis, Social Identification, Social Perception, Stress, Psychological, Students, Racial Groups

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