Covid-19 Discrimination and Social Anxiety in Burmese Refugees

The Role of Acculturation and Peer Social Support

Dados Bibliográficos

ID8134107
AutoresElli Cole (0000-0001-6208-5028, University of North Carolina at Greensboro), Shu Su (0000-0003-4172-9474, Youth & Family Services, autor correspondente), Mengxi Zhang (0000-0002-2996-5346, Virginia Department of Health), Jill K Walls (0000-0003-1088-1908, Youth & Family Services), Jill Walls (Ball State University), Jenni Thang (0009-0009-0194-869X, Purdue University West Lafayette)
Ano2026
Páginas1-20
Data de publicação2026-03-17
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1556-2948 • E-ISSN: 1556-2956
EditoraInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/15562948.2026.2641523
OpenAlexW7138333766
IdiomaEN
Referências citadas75

Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, discrimination against Asian refugees surged. Discrimination is associated with higher social anxiety, which may be mediated by acculturation, yet the negative effects could be buffered by social support. This study examined whether COVID-19 anti-Asian discrimination would predict greater social anxiety in Burmese refugees through acculturation and whether social support moderated these effects. A moderated mediation analysis found that marginalization mediated the relationship between COVID-19 discrimination and social anxiety. Peer social support moderated the relationship between discrimination and social anxiety. These results add to the growing literature on the negative psychological effects of COVID-19 on Asian refugees

Acculturation · Burmese · Mediation · Moderated mediation · Refugee · Social anxiety · Social discrimination · Social support · Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes · Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression · COVID-19 and Mental Health