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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Sociology
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Racial discrimination is linked to psychopathology, including posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and racial trauma.
  • Understanding the nuances of this relationship is crucial for targeted interventions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the relationship between racial discrimination experiences (frequency and distress) and symptoms of racial trauma and PTSD.
  • To control for the impact of non-discrimination-based trauma history.

Main Methods:

  • 303 racial minority undergraduate students participated.
  • Online questionnaires assessed ethnic discrimination, trauma symptoms from discrimination, and PTSD symptoms.
  • Path analysis was used to examine relationships.

Main Results:

  • Frequency and distress of racial discrimination were significantly related to racial trauma symptom dimensions.
  • Only the frequency of discrimination experiences was significantly related to PTSD symptom clusters.

Conclusions:

  • The frequency of racial discrimination is associated with both racial trauma and PTSD symptoms.
  • Discrimination-related distress appears more strongly linked to racial trauma symptoms than PTSD symptoms.