Abstract
The present study examined the relation between multiple types of racial discrimination and psychological well-being across racial identity profiles. A sample of 322 African American adolescents completed measures of racial identity, racial discrimination, self-esteem and depressive symptoms. Cluster analyses were conducted to create previously identified racial identity profiles and 3 were evident: Buffering/Defensive, Alienated, and Idealized. The racial identity profiles moderated the relation between perceptions of racial discrimination and psychological well-being such that perceptions of racial discrimination were linked to higher levels of depressive symptoms for Alienated youth but not for Buffering/Defensive or Idealized youth. The implications for the racial discrimination literature among African American adolescents are discussed.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 137-144 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Apr 2009 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- adolescents
- African Americans/Blacks
- racial discrimination
- racial identity
- well-being
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Social Psychology
- Sociology and Political Science