Gendered Racism, Psychological Distress, and Coping Styles of African American Women

被引：237

作者：

Thomas, Anita Jones ^{[1
]}

Witherspoon, Karen M. ^{[3
]}

Speight, Suzette L. ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Loyola Univ, Sch Educ, Chicago, IL 60611 USA

[2] Univ Akron, Dept Psychol, Akron, OH 44325 USA

[3] Chicago State Univ, Dept Psychol, Chicago, IL USA

来源：

CULTURAL DIVERSITY & ETHNIC MINORITY PSYCHOLOGY | 2008年 / 14卷 / 04期

关键词：

racism; psychological distress; coping; African-American women;

D O I：

10.1037/1099-9809.14.4.307

中图分类号：

C95 [民族学、文化人类学];

学科分类号：

0304 ; 030401 ;

摘要：

This study explores the relationship of the accumulative effect of gendered racism, the discrimination felt by African American women, on psychological distress. The study also explores whether coping serves as a mediating variable between gendered racism and psychological distress. Over 300 African American women participated in the study and were administered the Symptoms Checklist 90, a revised version of the Schedule of Sexist Events, and the Africultural Coping Styles Inventory. A positive significant relationship between global psychological distress was found with experiences of gendered racism. Regression analyses suggest some degree of partial mediation on the relationship between gendered racism and global psychological distress via cognitive-emotional coping styles, but no mediating effects with spiritual-centered, collective, and ritual-centered coping. Suggestions for future research and implications are discussed.

引用

页码：307 / 314

页数：8

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