Abstract
In this brief report, the authors investigate how different types of parental racial-ethnic socialization messages (i.e., cultural socialization/pluralism, promotion of mistrust, and preparation for racial bias) moderate the relationship between racial discrimination and psychological distress in a sample of 187 Asian American adolescents. Results indicated a significant positive relationship between racial discrimination and psychological distress. Cultural socialization/pluralism and promotion of mistrust also moderated the racial discrimination and psychological distress link. Specifically, for adolescents reporting low frequencies of cultural socialization/pluralism messages, discrimination was positively associated with psychological distress, suggesting cultural socialization/pluralism messages may be a protective factor. Discrimination was also positively associated with psychological distress for adolescents reporting high frequencies of promotion of mistrust, suggesting that promotion of mistrust may be a risk factor. Overall, the findings emphasize the important role that racial-ethnic socialization messages can have on psychological distress among Asian American adolescents who experience racial discrimination.
Original language | English (US) |
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Journal | Journal of Counseling Psychology |
DOIs | |
State | Accepted/In press - Jul 23 2018 |
Keywords
- Adolescents
- Asian American
- Psychological distress
- Racial discrimination
- Racial-ethnic socialization
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Social Psychology
- Clinical Psychology
- Psychiatry and Mental health