Impostor Feelings as a Moderator and Mediator of the Relationship Between Perceived Discrimination and Mental Health Among Racial/Ethnic Minority College Students
Impostor Feelings as a Moderator and Mediator of the Relationship Between Perceived Discrimination and Mental Health Among Racial/Ethnic Minority College Students
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DOI：
10.1037/cou0000198
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发表时间：
2017-03-01
影响因子：
3.9
通讯作者：
Roberts, Davia
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作者：
Cokley, Kevin;Smith, Leann;Roberts, Davia
本研究以一所城市公立大学的不同族裔大学生(106名非洲裔美国人，102名亚裔美国人，108名拉丁裔/a美国人)为样本，调查了冒名顶替者的情绪是否会缓和和调节感觉到的歧视与心理健康之间的关系。非裔美国学生比亚裔美国学生和拉美裔/a美国学生感觉到更高的歧视，而冒名顶替者的感觉没有种族/民族差异。分析表明，在非裔美国学生中，高水平的冒名顶替者情绪缓和了感知到的歧视和抑郁关系，并调节了感知到的歧视和焦虑关系。在亚裔美国学生中，冒名顶替者的感觉在感觉到的歧视与抑郁和焦虑之间起到了中介作用。在拉美裔/a美国学生中，低水平的冒名顶替者情绪缓和了感觉到的歧视与抑郁和焦虑之间的关系，并部分地调节了感觉到的歧视和焦虑之间的关系。多组通径分析表明，非裔美国学生中的冒名顶替者情绪对抑郁的影响显著更大，而非裔美国学生和拉美裔/a美国学生中的知觉歧视对冒名顶替者情绪的影响更大。并对其临床意义和未来研究方向进行了讨论。
This study investigated whether impostor feelings would both moderate and mediate the relationship between perceived discrimination and mental health in a sample of diverse ethnic minority college students (106 African Americans, 102 Asian Americans, 108 Latino/a Americans) at an urban public university. African American students reported higher perceived discrimination than Asian American and Latino/a American students, while no racial/ethnic group differences were reported for impostor feelings. Analyses revealed that among African American students, high levels of impostor feelings moderated the perceived discrimination and depression relationship and mediated the perceived discrimination and anxiety relationship. Among Asian American students, impostor feelings mediated the relationship between perceived discrimination and both depression and anxiety. Among Latino/a American students low levels of impostor feelings moderated the relationship between perceived discrimination and both depression and anxiety, and partially mediated the relationship between perceived discrimination and anxiety. Multigroup path analyses revealed a significantly stronger impact of impostor feelings on depression among African American students and a stronger impact of perceived discrimination on impostor feelings among African American and Latino/a American students. Clinical implications and future research directions are discussed.