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Differences in Emotional Responses to Race-Based Trauma among Black and White Americans.
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Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma . Aug2021, Vol. 30 Issue 7, p889-906. 18p. 3 Charts. - Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- Scholars have identified race-based stress as a unique form of stress and have examined associated mental and physical health outcomes, yet less is known about the emotional responses and accompanying symptoms associated with negative race-based events and how these experiences differ by racial group membership, stress level, and/or race-based event type. This paper explores and compares the differences in emotional and race-based stress symptom reactions to negative racial encounters among 175 Black and White participants. Multivariate analysis of variance revealed different patterns of emotional and race-based stress symptom reactions to racial encounters among Black and White participants. At high levels of stress, Black and White participants experienced markedly different patterns of race-based stress symptoms: White participants primarily exhibited symptoms of intrusion, while Black participants experienced a variety of symptoms including depression, intrusion, anger, hypervigilance, and physical symptoms. Practice and research implications are addressed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10926771
- Volume :
- 30
- Issue :
- 7
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 152096753
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/10926771.2020.1759745