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Racial discrimination as race-based trauma, coping strategies, and dissociative symptoms among emerging adults

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ID17815414
AuthorsLillian Polanco-Roman (0000-0002-5669-1192, corresponding author), Ashley Danies, Deidre M Anglin (0000-0002-2717-3206)
Year2016
Volume8
Issue5
Pages609-617
Publication date2016-03-10
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePsychological Trauma Theory Research Practice and Policy (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1942-969X • E-ISSN: 1942-9681
PublisherAmerican Psychological Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1037/tra0000125
PMID26963957
OpenAlexW2467756308
LanguageEN
Citations received73
References cited27

Racial- and ethnic-minority emerging adults who experience racial discrimination, possibly as traumatic, may be more vulnerable to dissociative symptoms. However, different strategies of coping with racial discrimination may differentially impact risk for dissociation. (PsycINFO Database Record

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