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Ethnic group differences in racial identity attitudes, perceived discrimination and mental health outcomes in African American, Black Caribbean and Latino Caribbean college students

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ID8095948
AuthorsD Sanchez (0000-0002-0255-9452, The University of Texas at Austin, corresponding author), Germine H Awad (0000-0003-3371-2808, The University of Texas at Austin)
Year2015
Volume9
Issue1
Pages31-43
Publication date2015-09-17
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Culture and Mental Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1754-2863 • E-ISSN: 1754-2871
PublisherRoutledge (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/17542863.2015.1081955
OpenAlexW1856746816
LanguageEN
Citations received22
References cited32

The increasing presence of Black Caribbean and Latino Caribbean college students in higher education settings requires helping professionals to more clearly understand their unique racial identity developmental needs and experiences with discrimination in order to fortify their academic endeavors and contribute to their success. A series of 3 × 2 ANOVAs and MANOVAS were conducted to examine ethnic group differences in racial identity attitudes, perceived racial discrimination and mental health outcomes in 159 African American, Black Caribbean and Latino Caribbean college students in an urban college setting in the Northeast USA. Results indicated that dissonance and immersion racial identity status attitudes were significantly linked to perceived racial discrimination and depression for all participants. Findings also showed a main interaction effect between ethnicity and racial identity conformity attitudes and mental health outcomes with high conformity linked to increased perceived stress for Latino Caribbeans and Black Caribbeans compared to African Americans. Implications for mental health practitioners and ongoing research are discussed

Cognitive dissonance · Conformity · Ethnic group · Identity (music · Mental health · Psychiatry · Racism · Sociology · Clinical Psychology · Gender Studies · Higher Education Research Studies · Medicine · Migration, Health and Trauma · Psychology · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research · Social Psychology

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Citations per year1,29
Citation span2009 - 2026 (18)
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