| Title |
Ethnic Microaggressions and the Depressive and Somatic Symptoms of Latino and Asian American Adolescents
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Journal of Youth and Adolescence, March 2012
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| DOI | 10.1007/s10964-012-9756-9 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Virginia W. Huynh |
| Abstract |
Ethnic microaggressions are a form of everyday, interpersonal discrimination that are ambiguous and difficult to recognize as discrimination. This study examined the frequency and impact of microaggressions among Latino (n = 247) and Asian American (n = 113) adolescents (M (age) = 17.18, SD = .75; 57 % girls). Latino adolescents reported more frequent microaggressions that dismiss their realities of discrimination and microaggressions characterized by treatment as a second class citizen than Asian Americans, but similar levels of microaggressions that highlight differences or foreignness. There were no ethnic differences in the extent to which adolescents were bothered by microaggressions. Moreover, even supposedly innocuous forms of discrimination are associated with elevated levels of anxiety, anger, and stress, which may increase feelings of depression and sickness. Microaggressions should be recognized as subtle discrimination that send messages about group status and devaluation, and similar to overt discrimination, can evoke powerful emotional reactions and may affect mental health. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 2% |
| Unknown | 257 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 62 | 24% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 41 | 16% |
| Student > Master | 29 | 11% |
| Student > Bachelor | 27 | 10% |
| Researcher | 22 | 8% |
| Other | 35 | 13% |
| Unknown | 47 | 18% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 116 | 44% |
| Social Sciences | 55 | 21% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 10 | 4% |
| Arts and Humanities | 5 | 2% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 4 | 2% |
| Other | 15 | 6% |
| Unknown | 58 | 22% |
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