TY - JOUR
T1 - Overt and Subtle Discrimination and Psychological Well-Being
T2 - Examining the Mediating and Moderating Role of Ethnic-Racial Identity Among Emerging Adults
AU - Aral, Tuğçe
AU - Ceccon, Chiara
AU - de Moor, Elisabeth L.
AU - Tang, Yixin
AU - Osinga, Mariëlle
AU - Fishere, Mariam
AU - Syed, Moin
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2024 Society for the Study of Emerging Adulthood and SAGE Publishing.
PY - 2024/6
Y1 - 2024/6
N2 - Ethnic-racial identity (ERI) has been reported as mediator and moderator of the relation between discrimination and psychological well-being. However, it remains unclear how different forms of discrimination (i.e., overt and subtle) predict well-being over time, and whether ERI exploration and commitment mediate or moderate this association. This preregistered study explored the associations of overt and subtle discrimination with well-being (i.e., depression, substance use, life satisfaction) in a sample of 323 ethnic-racial minoritized college students (M age W1 = 18.03, 62.7% female) from longitudinal data collected in the US. Cross-lagged panel models across three waves indicated no associations of overt discrimination, but participants experiencing more subtle discrimination during their transition to college reported more depressive symptoms after four months. Ethnic-racial identity did not function as mediator or moderator. Findings indicate the need for a more nuanced understanding of the role of ERI during emerging adulthood.
AB - Ethnic-racial identity (ERI) has been reported as mediator and moderator of the relation between discrimination and psychological well-being. However, it remains unclear how different forms of discrimination (i.e., overt and subtle) predict well-being over time, and whether ERI exploration and commitment mediate or moderate this association. This preregistered study explored the associations of overt and subtle discrimination with well-being (i.e., depression, substance use, life satisfaction) in a sample of 323 ethnic-racial minoritized college students (M age W1 = 18.03, 62.7% female) from longitudinal data collected in the US. Cross-lagged panel models across three waves indicated no associations of overt discrimination, but participants experiencing more subtle discrimination during their transition to college reported more depressive symptoms after four months. Ethnic-racial identity did not function as mediator or moderator. Findings indicate the need for a more nuanced understanding of the role of ERI during emerging adulthood.
KW - emerging adulthood
KW - ethnic-racial identity
KW - overt and subtle discrimination
KW - psychological well-being
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85187178777&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/21676968241236992
DO - 10.1177/21676968241236992
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85187178777
SN - 2167-6968
VL - 12
SP - 410
EP - 425
JO - Emerging Adulthood
JF - Emerging Adulthood
IS - 3
ER -