The Relationship Between Social Anxiety and Internalized Racism in Black Young Adults
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The study examined the relationships between social anxiety (SA), generalized anxiety (GA), and depression with racial microaggressions and internalized racism (IR) among Black young adults. Given SA's core features, we expected it to have a unique association with IR, and to moderate the connection between racial microaggressions and IR. Participants were 182 Black university students who completed measures of SA, GA, depressive symptoms, racial microaggressions, and IR. Linear regression models indicated that IR was a significant predictor of SA, but not GA or depression. Racial microaggressions were only positively associated with depressive symptoms. SA and racial microaggressions each predicted IR, but no interaction was found. Black young adults with elevated concerns of others' evaluation may be more prone to accepting negative stereotypes about one's racial group.
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Internalized racism is positively associated with depression, anxiety, social anxiety, self-esteem, stress, and sleep disturbance among African Americans.
“Previous research on mental distress among AAs demonstrates a positive association between internalized racism and several psychological factors including depression [16,17], anxiety [8], social anxiety [18], self-esteem [19,20], stress [21], and sleep disturbance [22].”
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- Authors
- Kline, E. A., Warner, C. M., Grapin, S. L., Reyes-Portillo, J. A., Bixter, M. T., Cunningham, D. J., Mahmud, F., Singh, T., & Weeks, C.
- Affiliations
- Montclair State University (US)
- Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research (US)
- Venue
- Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy
- Publisher
- Springer Publishing Company
- Published
- 2021-01-04
- Volume
- 35
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 53-63
- ISSN
- 0889-8391 (ISSN-L)
- 1938-887X
- OpenAlex
- W3119020203
- Cited by
- 16
- References
- 41
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 4
- FWCI
- 3.46
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Social and Intergroup Psychology
- Keywords
- social anxiety, internalized racism, racial microaggressions, generalized anxiety disorder, depression, Black young adults, university students, racial stereotypes, depressive symptoms, moderated mediation
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