Perceived Discrimination and Psychological Distress: The Role of Personal and Ethnic Self-Esteem.
- 1 January 2004
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Psychological Association (APA) in Journal of Counseling Psychology
- Vol. 51 (3) , 329-339
- https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-0167.51.3.329
Abstract
The present study aimed to draw on 2 theoretical models to examine the relationship between perceived ethnic discrimination and psychological distress in a sample of ethnic minority young people (N = 154). Analysis provided no support for the hypothesis derived from the self-esteem theory of depression that self-esteem (personal and ethnic) moderates the discrimination-distress relationship. There was, however, partial support for a mediating role of self-esteem, as predicted by the transactional model of stress and coping. This mediational relationship was moderated by gender, such that both forms of self-esteem exerted a mediating role among men but not women. The authors consider the implications of their findings for theory and future research examining the consequences of discrimination on psychological well-being.Keywords
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