Race, social pain minimization, and mental health

被引:6
作者
Benbow, Kyle L. [1 ]
Smith, Brianna L. [2 ]
Tolbert, Karlee J. [2 ]
Deska, Jason C. [3 ]
Kunstman, Jonathan W. [1 ]
机构
[1] Auburn Univ, Auburn, AL 36849 USA
[2] Miami Univ, Oxford, OH 45056 USA
[3] Ryerson Univ, Toronto, ON, Canada
关键词
mental health; microaggressions; race; social pain; stress; RACIAL MICROAGGRESSIONS; DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS; CARDIOVASCULAR REACTIVITY; ETHNIC MICROAGGRESSIONS; SECONDARY EMOTIONS; INTRUSIVE THOUGHTS; SUPPORT; DISCRIMINATION; STRESS; INVALIDATION;
D O I
10.1177/13684302211040864
中图分类号
B84 [心理学];
学科分类号
04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
People often believe Black individuals experience less social pain and require less social support to cope with distress than White individuals (e.g., Deska, Kunstman, Lloyd, et al., 2020). However, researchers have not tested whether biases in third-person pain judgments translate to first-person experiences with social pain minimization. For example, do Black individuals feel their social pain is underrecognized to a greater extent than White individuals? The current work tested whether Black individuals felt their social pain was minimized more than White individuals and if the experience of social pain minimization was related to worse mental health and greater life stress. Data from two cross-sectional, correlational studies provide initial support for these predictions (N-total = 1,501). Black participants felt their social pain was minimized more than White participants and this race difference in social pain minimization was associated with worse mental health and greater life stress. These results suggest that Black individuals feel their pain is underrecognized and this experience of social pain minimization is related to worse mental health outcomes.
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页码:1861 / 1879
页数:19
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