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Racial Microaggressions and Mental Health: Internalized Racism as a Mediator and Black Identity and Social Support as Moderators

Sanders, Steven Michael
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7816-705X
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=csu1659465091088666

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2022, Doctor of Philosophy in Urban Education, Cleveland State University, College of Education and Human Services.
Internalized racism, also referred to as appropriated racial oppression, refers to the phenomenon of people of color adopting negative racist messages about their worth and abilities. The internalization of racism by members of the targeted group results in an experience of self-degradation and self-alienation and the assumption of one’s inferiority, which is directly related to issues of self-esteem, self-confidence, shame, depression, and anxiety. This study used structural regression with moderation and mediation to explore the possibility of internalized racism as a mediating variable and black identity and perceived social support as possible moderators. A sample of 639 participants (MAge = 35.29, SDAge = 10.09) who identified as Black and/or African American were included in the study. The findings indicated that internalized racism partially mediated the relationship between racial microaggressions and depression and anxiety, where approximately 50 percent of the relationships were explained by internalized racism. Additionally, the findings indicated that centrality and private regard aspects of Black identity weakened the relationship between racial microaggressions and depression and anxiety. Finally, the findings indicated that social support weakens the relationship between racial microaggressions and depression and anxiety.
Julia Phillips, Ph.D. (Committee Co-Chair)
Adam Voight, Ph.D. (Committee Co-Chair)
Jeffrey Snyder, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Graham Stead, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Tawanda Greer-Medley, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
204 p.
Counseling Psychology; Psychology
psychological distress; mediation; moderation; social support; depression; anxiety; Black identity; internalized racism; racial microaggressions

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  • Sanders, S. M. (2022). Racial Microaggressions and Mental Health: Internalized Racism as a Mediator and Black Identity and Social Support as Moderators [Doctoral dissertation, Cleveland State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=csu1659465091088666

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Sanders, Steven. Racial Microaggressions and Mental Health: Internalized Racism as a Mediator and Black Identity and Social Support as Moderators. 2022. Cleveland State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=csu1659465091088666.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Sanders, Steven. "Racial Microaggressions and Mental Health: Internalized Racism as a Mediator and Black Identity and Social Support as Moderators." Doctoral dissertation, Cleveland State University, 2022. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=csu1659465091088666

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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