Race-based trauma severity modulates avoidance of positive emotions among minoritized people
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15688282 |
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| Authors | Lorraine T Benuto (0000-0002-1778-8821, corresponding author), Natalia Duda (University of Nevada, Reno), Jorge A Cao-Noya (University of Nevada, Reno), Marine Thomasson (0000-0002-5213-2924, University of Nevada, Reno), Madison Thomasson, Cossette Canovas (0009-0006-7883-7355, University of Nevada, Reno), Edwin Jurado (University of Nevada, Reno) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 194-201 |
| Publication date | 2025-08-04 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychological Trauma Theory Research Practice and Policy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1942-969X • E-ISSN: 1942-9681 |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1037/tra0001943 |
| PMID | 40758271 |
| OpenAlex | W4412902818 |
| Language | EN |
Individuals with more severe racial trauma may utilize strategies to avoid positive emotions regardless of positive emotional intensity while individuals with low or moderate race-based traumatic stress avoid low intensity positive emotions more than high intensity positive emotions. These results highlight the importance of addressing positive emotional avoidance in interventions designed to reduce the severity of racial trauma. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2026 APA, all rights reserved)
Race (biology · Sociology · Clinical Psychology · Gender Studies · Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research · Psychology · Resilience and Mental Health · Social Psychology
| Highly cited | No |
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