Depression And Perceived Stress as Mediators Between Racial Microaggressions and Somatic Symptoms in College Students of Color

Authors

Susan Torres-Harding, Roosevelt University
Lucas Torres, Marquette UniversityFollow
Elaine Yeo, Roosevelt University

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2020

Publisher

Wiley

Source Publication

American Journal of Orthopsychiatry

Source ISSN

0002-9432

Abstract

The current study examined the ability of mental health indicators, namely depression and perceived stress, to mediate the relationship between racial microaggressions and health among a racially/ethnically diverse sample of 467 college students of color. Consistent with what was hypothesized, the main findings revealed that depression and perceived stress mediated the relationships between types of racial microaggressions, specifically low-achieving, invisibility, and criminality, and somatic symptoms. The study results suggest that there may be multiple pathways by which specific racial microaggressions might be associated with psychological and somatic health indicators.

Comments

Accepted version. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, Vol. 90, No. 1 (2020): 125-135. DOI. © 2020 Wiley. Used with permission.

Recommended Citation

Torres-Harding, Susan; Torres, Lucas; and Yeo, Elaine, "Depression And Perceived Stress as Mediators Between Racial Microaggressions and Somatic Symptoms in College Students of Color" (2020). Psychology Faculty Research and Publications. 516.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/psych_fac/516