Ethnic–racial identity and racial trauma
The role of emotional avoidance
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15688396 |
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| Authors | Natalia Duda (University of Nevada, Reno, corresponding author), Lorraine T Benuto (0000-0002-1778-8821, University of Nevada, Reno) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 285-294 |
| Publication date | 2025-09-29 |
| 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/tra0002016 |
| PMID | 41021497 |
| OpenAlex | W4414608835 |
| Language | EN |
The findings shed light on the parallels and distinctions between posttraumatic stress disorder and racial trauma. Emotional avoidance seems to play a role in maintenance of traumatic stress regardless of trauma type. Further, strong ethnic identity may serve as protective factor against development of racial trauma symptoms by lowering tendency to engage in avoidance of positive but not negative emotions. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2026 APA, all rights reserved)
Emotional stress · Ethnic group · Identity (music · Parallels · Posttraumatic stress · PsycINFO · Stress (linguistics · Traumatic stress · Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology · Counseling Practices and Supervision
| Highly cited | No |
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