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Racial Discrimination and Asian Mental Health: A Meta-Analysis

Lee, Debbiesiu L., Ahn, Soyeon·2011·The Counseling Psychologist

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Although research on racial discrimination and mental health has proliferated, findings are varied and dispersed. This study explored the critical question of how Asians, in particular, deal with discrimination and how this relates to Asian mental health. With 99 correlations from 23 independent studies, the overall relationship between racial discrimination and mental health was statistically significant ( r = .23). Individual resources (i.e., personal constructs and strengths, social support, cultural identity, and coping strategies) were also found to be significantly related to racial discrimination ( r = -.19, -.15, -.10, .22, respectively) and to mental health with the exception of coping strategies ( r = -.48, -.27, -.21, respectively). Recommendations regarding future research and clinical implications of these findings are discussed.

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Authors: Lee, D. L., & Ahn, S.
Affiliations: University of Miami (US)
Corresponding author: Lee, Debbiesiu L.
ORCID: Lee, Debbiesiu L.
Ahn, Soyeon
Venue: The Counseling Psychologist
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Published: 2011-03-18
Volume: 39
Issue: 3
Pages: 463-489
ISSN: 0011-0000 (ISSN-L)
1552-3861
DOI: 10.1177/0011000010381791
OpenAlex: W2118578987
Cited by: 227
References: 57
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FWCI: 4.18
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license (tdm)
Locations: The Counseling Psychologist (publishedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Counseling Practices and Supervision
Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Mental Health Treatment and Access
Keywords: racial discrimination, Asian Americans, mental health, coping strategies, social support, cultural identity, personal strengths

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