학술논문
Online Racial Discrimination and Mental Health among Black Undergraduates: The Moderating Role of Gender
Document Type
Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Reports - Research
Author
Sally L. Grapin (ORCID 0000-0001-8119-3681 ); Carrie Masia Warner; Michael T. Bixter; DeVanté J. Cunningham; Jessica Bonumwezi; Farah Mahmud; Emily A. Kline; Nora L. Portillo; Danielle Nisenson
Source
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
0744-8481
1940-3208
1940-3208
Abstract
Objective: Online racial discrimination (ORD) is rampant; however, little is known about its associations with mental health among undergraduates. This study explored the relations between ORD and mental health among Black undergraduates. It also investigated gender differences in these relations. Participants: Two hundred seventy-eight Black, cisgender men and women enrolled in a minority-serving public university in the Northeast U.S. Methods: Participants completed measures of ORD, depression, generalized anxiety (GA), and social anxiety (SA) via a Web-based survey. Results: Eighty-five percent of participants experienced at least one ORD incident in the last year. Men and women reported comparable exposure. Gender moderated the relations between ORD and depression and SA, respectively; these associations were stronger for women. Conclusions: Exposure to ORD is prevalent among Black undergraduates and is associated with adverse mental health outcomes, especially for women. Campus mental health interventions should address online discrimination in the context of students' intersecting identities.