An examination of the associations between racial discrimination and racial identity beliefs and the moderating role of psychological well-being among African American emerging adult first-year college students
- UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Ariana Bailey (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
- Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
- Advisor
- Bridget Cheeks
Abstract: The current study explored the associations between racial discrimination and racial identity beliefs (centrality, public regard, and private regard) and the moderating role of psychological well-being in these associations. Using the Phenomenological Variant of Ecological Systems Theory (Spencer et al., 1997) as the theoretical framework, the study aimed to determine whether higher psychological well-being was associated with more adaptive racial identity beliefs in the context of frequent racial discrimination experiences. Study participants consisted of 129 African American emerging adult first-year college students attending a Minority Serving Institution (mean age = 18.29, SD = 0.6, 82.2% women). Hierarchical regression analyses revealed that racial discrimination was significantly and negatively associated with public regard, while psychological well-being was significantly and positively associated with centrality and private regard. Furthermore, psychological well-being significantly moderated the association between racial discrimination and private regard, revealing that the impact of racial discrimination on private regard varied depending on students’ levels of psychological well-being. Overall, these findings shed light on the complex relationships between racial discrimination, racial identity beliefs, and psychological well-being among African American emerging adult college students. The implications of these findings and the significance of investigating the potential role of psychological well-being in shaping racial identity and coping with racial discrimination are discussed.
An examination of the associations between racial discrimination and racial identity beliefs and the moderating role of psychological well-being among African American emerging adult first-year college students
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Additional Information
- Publication
- Thesis
- Language: English
- Date: 2023
- Keywords
- African American, College students, Emerging adulthood, Race, Racial discrimination, Racial identity
- Subjects
- African American college students $x Psychology
- African Americans $x Race identity
- Racism in higher education