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01-07-2012 | Empirical Research

Ethnic Microaggressions and the Depressive and Somatic Symptoms of Latino and Asian American Adolescents

Auteur: Virginia W. Huynh

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Youth and Adolescence | Uitgave 7/2012

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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Titel: Ethnic Microaggressions and the Depressive and Somatic Symptoms of Latino and Asian American Adolescents
Auteur: Virginia W. Huynh
Publicatiedatum: 01-07-2012
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Youth and Adolescence / Uitgave 7/2012
Print ISSN: 0047-2891
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-6601
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-012-9756-9

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