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White Racism and Suboptimal Psychological Functioning Among White Americans: Implications for Counseling and Prejudice Prevention
Author(s) -
Utsey Shawn O.,
McCarthy Eileen,
Eubanks Robin,
Adrian Genaro
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
journal of multicultural counseling and development
Language(s) - Spanish
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.545
H-Index - 42
eISSN - 2161-1912
pISSN - 0883-8534
DOI - 10.1002/j.2161-1912.2002.tb00481.x
Subject(s) - prejudice (legal term) , racism , psychology , white (mutation) , anxiety , psychological intervention , racial bias , clinical psychology , social psychology , gender studies , sociology , psychiatry , biochemistry , chemistry , gene
This study examined the causal relationships between anxiety, racism, and self‐esteem in a sample of White graduate and undergraduate students ( N = 169). The results indicated that level of anxiety had a direct effect on anti‐Black attitudes, which, in turn, had a direct effect on self‐esteem. Implications for counseling interventions aimed at preventing prejudice among Whites are discussed. Este estudio examinó las relaciones causales entre la ansiedad, el racismo, y el auto‐estima en un grupo de estudiantes graduados y estudiantes de bachillerato Blancos ( N = 169). Los resultados indicaron que el nivel de ansiedad tuvo un efecto directo en las actitudes anti‐Negras, que en torno tuvo un efecto directo en el auto‐estima. Las implicaciones para las intervenciones de consejería dirigidas a prevenir el prejuicio entre los Blancos son discutidas.