Document Type
Article
Language
eng
Format of Original
9 p.
Publication Date
7-2015
Publisher
American Psychological Association
Source Publication
Journal of Counseling Psychology
Source ISSN
0022-0167
Original Item ID
DOI: 10.1037/cou0000077, PubMed Central: PMID: 25867692
Abstract
Although ethnic microaggressions have received increased empirical attention in recent years, there remains a paucity of research regarding how these subtle covert forms of discrimination contribute to Latino mental health. The present study examined the role of traumatic stress symptoms underlying the relationship between ethnic microaggressions and depression. Further, ethnic identity and general self-efficacy were tested as moderators between the ethnic microaggressions and traumatic stress link. Among a sample of 113 Latino adults, moderated mediational analyses revealed statistically significant conditional indirect effects in which traumatic stress symptoms mediated the relationship between ethnic microaggressions and depression while ethnic identity and self-efficacy functioned as moderators. The major findings suggested that the indirect effects were the most robust within low ethnic identity and low self-efficacy. The findings are discussed within a stress and coping framework that highlight the internal resources and stress responses associated with experiencing ethnic microaggressions.
Recommended Citation
Torres, Lucas and Taknint, Joelle T., "Ethnic Microaggressions, Traumatic Stress Symptoms, And Latino Depression: A Moderated Mediational Model" (2015). Psychology Faculty Research and Publications. 192.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/psych_fac/192
Comments
Accepted version. Journal of Counseling Psychology, Vol 62, No. 3 (July 2015): 393-401. DOI. © 2015 American Psychological Association. Used with permission.
This article may not exactly replicate the final version published in the APA journal. It is not the copy of record.