Open AccessThe Influence of Racial Identity Profiles on the Relationship Between Racial Discrimination and Depressive Symptoms
Author(s) -
Kira Hudson Banks,
Laura P. Kohn-Wood
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
journal of black psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.826
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1552-4558
pISSN - 0095-7984
DOI - 10.1177/0095798407302540
Subject(s) - psychology , identity (music) , conceptualization , racism , association (psychology) , mainstream , race (biology) , mental health , social psychology , clinical psychology , racial differences , developmental psychology , ethnic group , gender studies , sociology , psychotherapist , anthropology , philosophy , physics , theology , artificial intelligence , computer science , acoustics
This study examined the association between racial identity profiles, discrimination, and mental health outcomes. African American college students (N = 194) completed measures of racial discrimination, racial identity, college hassles, and depressive symptoms. Four meaningful profiles emerged through a cluster analysis of seven dimensions of racial identity assessed using the Multidimensional Inventory of Black Identity (MIBI). Results suggested racial identity moderates the relation between discrimination and depressive symptoms. Students whose racial identity profile involves the goal of blending with the mainstream and focusing on shared human qualities rather than race as a core ideological concept had a significantly stronger association between racial discrimination and depressive symptoms. The results hold implications for investigating the experience of racial discrimination and conceptualization of racial identity.
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