Racial Identity, Racial Discrimination, Perceived Stress, and Psychological Distress among African American Young Adults

2003 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 302 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert M. Sellers ◽  
Cleopatra H. Caldwell ◽  
Karen H. Schmeelk-Cone ◽  
Marc A. Zimmerman
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
African American ◽  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Racial Identity ◽  
Racial Discrimination ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
American Young Adults

scholarly journals Racial Discrimination and Racial Identity as Risk or Protective Factors for Violent Behaviors in African American Young Adults

2004 ◽  
Vol 33 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 91-105 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cleopatra Howard Caldwell ◽  
Laura P. Kohn-Wood ◽  
Karen H. Schmeelk-Cone ◽  
Tabbye M. Chavous ◽  
Marc A. Zimmerman
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
African American ◽  
Racial Identity ◽  
Protective Factors ◽  
Racial Discrimination ◽  
Violent Behaviors ◽  
American Young Adults

scholarly journals Helplessness Mediates Racial Discrimination and Depression for African American Young Adults

2018 ◽  
Vol 44 (7) ◽  
pp. 626-643
Author(s):  
Ijeoma J. Madubata ◽  
Mary O. Odafe ◽  
David C. Talavera ◽  
Judy H. Hong ◽  
Rheeda L. Walker
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
African American ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Racial Discrimination ◽  
Severe Depression ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Cognitive Mechanisms ◽  
African American Adults ◽  
Perceived Racial Discrimination ◽  
American Young Adults

Racial discrimination is associated with depressive symptoms for young African American adults. Yet few studies have examined the psychological mechanisms for this association. The purpose of this preliminary study was to examine the mediating effect of helplessness on the association between perceived racial discrimination and depressive symptoms in a sample of 172 African American young adults. Measures of perceived racial discrimination, depression, and helplessness were administered. Though the majority of the sample reported minimal or no symptoms of depression, approximately 37% of the sample reported dysphoric or more severe depression symptomatology. After controlling for age, perceived racial discrimination was directly and indirectly associated with depressive symptoms via helplessness. These findings provide some insight into the cognitive mechanisms through which depressive symptoms may emerge for African American young adults exposed to racial discrimination.

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