The role of racial identity in perceived racial discrimination.
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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
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- 6
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- FWCI
- 79.41
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- Locations
- Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
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- 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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