Racial Bias and Mental Illness Stigma as Risk Factors for Mental Health Problems

拟议的研究有两个目的。 首先，我们的目标是研究在种族间的互动过程中经历种族偏见的程度是非裔美国人和拉丁美洲人精神障碍（特别是抑郁症状）的风险因素。 第二，我们的目标是探索我们新发现的种族偏见暴露和精神障碍与精神疾病污名的相关性。 也就是说，我们建议开始研究的相似性和差异的人际经验与歧视的种族群体成员的功能和那些可能出现的功能，精神疾病的耻辱。 我们认为，在人际交往中与种族偏见和精神疾病污名问题作斗争可能会使人产生心理负担，使个人容易受到负面健康结果的影响。 关于种族问题，在拟议的研究中，我们感兴趣的是两个问题的种族偏见？1)当代形式的种族偏见，和2）关于种族偏见的人际关系。 许多学者认为，当代的种族偏见比？老式的种族偏见的形式，往往是无意和无意识的。 此外，鉴于美国普遍存在的社会规范，即偏见是不可接受的，大多数白色人都关心以无偏见的方式行事，至少在公共场合。 在拟议的研究中，我们将调查白人？种族偏见和他们对种族偏见的关注对少数民族有什么影响？心理健康 此外，我们将开始探讨如何非污名化的个人？对精神疾病的态度和他们对精神病患者表现出偏见的担忧（或缺乏）影响精神病患者的心理健康结果。 这项研究的总体目标是连接基础和临床研究，最终为理解种族压力如何促进种族健康差异奠定基础。

The purpose of the proposed research is twofold. First, the goal is to examine the extent to which experiencing racial bias during interracial interactions is a risk factor for mental disorders (specifically, depressive symptoms) among African Americans and Latinos. Second, the goal is to explore the relevance of our emerging findings about racial bias exposure and mental disorders for mental illness stigma. That is, we proposed to begin to study the similarities and differences in interpersonal experiences with discrimination as a function of racial group membership and those that are likely to arise as a function of mental illness stigma. We argue that contending with issues of racial bias and mental illness stigma during interpersonal interactions can by psychologically taxing, leaving individuals vulnerable to negative health outcomes. With respect to issues of race, in the proposed research, we are interested in two issues of racial bias ? 1) contemporary forms of racial bias, and 2) interpersonal concerns regarding racial bias. Many scholars have argued that contemporary racial bias is more subtle than ?old-fashioned? forms of racial bias and is often unintentional and unconscious. In addition, given the pervasive social norm in the U.S. that it is unacceptable to be prejudiced, most White individuals are concerned about behaving in non-prejudiced ways, at least in public settings. In the proposed research, we will investigate the impact that Whites? racial bias and their concerns with appearing racially biased have on ethnic minorities? mental health. In addition, we will begin to explore how non-stigmatized individuals? attitudes about mental illness and their concerns (or lack of) about appearing prejudiced toward mentally ill individuals influence mental health outcomes for mentally ill individuals. The overarching goal of this research is to bridge basic and clinical research that will ultimately set the pathway for understanding how racial stressors promote racial disparities in health.