Internalized racism, stress, and health

A comprehensive meta-analytic structural equation model test of the internalized racism framework

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ID4423681
AuthorsDrexler James (0000-0001-7324-168X, University of Minnesota), Alicia M Bowling (0009-0004-5922-6263, University of Minnesota), Mariola Moeyaert (0000-0003-1453-8162, Albany State University), Kaavya Iyer (0000-0001-8219-8900, University of Minnesota)
Year2025
Volume151
Issue8
Pages986-1039
Publication date2025-09-15
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePsychological Bulletin (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0033-2909 • E-ISSN: 1939-1455
PublisherAmerican Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1037/bul0000486
PMID40952698
OpenAlexW4414166916
LanguageEN
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5, r = -.06). After adjusting for covariates (gender, age, ethnoracial group, publication year, peer-review status, and form and evaluative focus of IR), only the associations between IR with psychological stress and with negative mental health remained significant. The association between IR and negative mental health was partially explained by health-compromising behaviors, but not by psychological stress. There was mixed evidence of publication bias, and study quality only moderated the association between IR and positive mental health. Findings support an expanded internalized racism framework, the IR-stress-vulnerability model, which highlights bidirectional relationships among IR, stress, health-compromising behaviors, and health, with implications for addressing IR among minoritized ethnoracial groups. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)

Association (psychology) · Mental health · Physical health · Psychological health · PsycINFO · Racism · Structural equation modeling · Test (biology) · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations · Health and Wellbeing Research · Health disparities and outcomes

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