Coping, Racial Discrimination, and Psychological Distress Among Asian American Parents

Datos Bibliográficos

ID8914903
AutoresAnnie Fanta (0000-0002-7363-7681, Department of Counseling and Clinical Psychology, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA, autor de correspondencia), Kailee Kodama Muscente (0000-0001-9694-4599, Department of Counseling and Clinical Psychology, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA), E Kim (0000-0003-2294-4822, Department of Counseling and Clinical Psychology, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA), William Tsai (0000-0002-8889-0575, New York University), Cindy Y Huang (0000-0001-6515-341X, Department of Counseling and Clinical Psychology, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA)
Año2023
Volumen51
Número8
Páginas1066-1095
Fecha de publicación2023-08-22
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaThe Counseling Psychologist (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0011-0000 • E-ISSN: 1552-3861
EditorialSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/00110000231191754
OpenAlexW4386073633
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas3
Referencias citadas52

With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, anti-Asian racism and hate crimes surged in the United States, placing Asian Americans (AAs) at increased risk for psychological distress (i.e., anxiety and depression symptoms). We examined how coping styles (i.e., direct and indirect) moderated the association between racial discrimination, fear of discrimination, and psychological distress in a sample of 229 AA parents. Results indicated that indirect coping styles significantly moderated the relationship between racial discrimination and anxiety symptoms, and fear of discrimination and anxiety symptoms. Simple slopes revealed that racial discrimination was associated with greater anxiety symptoms among parents with high levels of indirect coping, but not with low levels. Direct coping was not a significant moderator. Our findings highlight the need for the development of coping-focused interventions that are aimed specifically at buffering the adverse psychological outcomes among AAs experiencing racial discrimination

Anxiety · Coping (psychology · Distress · Moderation · Psychiatry · Psychological distress · Psychological intervention · Racism · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Clinical Psychology · COVID-19 and Mental Health · Psychology · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research · Social Psychology