Racial-ethnic microaggressions, coping strategies, and mental health in Asian American and Latinx American college students: A mediation model

• Published in: Journal of counseling psychology Vol. 65; no. 2; p. 214
• Main Authors: Sanchez, Delida, Adams, Whitney N, Arango, Sarah C, Flannigan, Alaina E
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.03.2018
• Subjects: Adaptation, Psychological - physiology; Adolescent; Adult; Aggression - physiology; Aggression - psychology; Asian - psychology; Ethnicity - psychology; Factor Analysis, Statistical; Female; Hispanic or Latino - psychology; Humans; Male; Mental Health - ethnology; Negotiating - psychology; Racial Groups - psychology; Racism - psychology; Students - psychology; United States - ethnology; Young Adult; United States

The current study examined the link between racial-ethnic microaggressions and psychological distress among 308 Asian American (n = 164) and Latinx American (n = 144) college students (54% female). Additionally, coping strategies (engagement and disengagement) were examined as potential mediators in...