Reactions to Racial Discrimination: Emotional Stress and Help-Seeking Behaviors
Reactions to Racial Discrimination: Emotional Stress and Help-Seeking Behaviors
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DOI：
10.1037/a0020102
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发表时间：
2010-09-01
影响因子：
6.3
通讯作者：
Forsyth, Jessica
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作者：
Carter, Robert T.;Forsyth, Jessica
本研究考察了黑人、拉丁裔、亚裔美国人、美洲印第安人和混血儿（N = 260）在遭遇种族主义时的情绪和心理反应，以及他们用来应对这些反应的求助策略。研究这类参与者很重要，因为其成员可能在种族多样化的环境中生活和/或工作。报告直接经历过种族主义的参与者比没有经历过种族主义的参与者有更高水平的焦虑、内疚/羞耻、过度警惕和积极情绪。种族骚扰（敌意）比种族歧视（回避）更容易引起高度警惕和焦虑反应。寻求帮助的模式表明，有色人种更有可能从朋友和家人那里寻求帮助，而不是从心理健康专家那里寻求帮助。讨论了实践和研究意义。
This study examines Black, Latino, Asian American, American Indian and Biracial participants' (N = 260) emotional and psychological reactions to encounters with racism, and the help-seeking strategies they used to deal with those reactions. This class of participants is important to study because its members are likely to live and/or work in racially diverse environments. Participants who reported direct experiences with racism had higher levels of anxiety, guilt/shame, hypervigilance, and positive emotions than those who did not. Racial harassment (hostility) was associated with more hypervigilant and anxious reactions than racial discrimination (avoidance). Help-seeking patterns indicated that people of Color were more likely to seek help from friends and family than from mental health professionals. Practice and research implications are addressed.