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The Effects Of Induced Depressed Mood On Recall Of Experiences With Racial Discrimination, Tamra Williams
The Effects Of Induced Depressed Mood On Recall Of Experiences With Racial Discrimination, Tamra Williams
USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations
Two studies examined the relationship between reported racial discrimination and depression, and whether this relationship may be due to depressed mood induced influences. In study 1, sixty-four African American undergraduates completed measures of current depression, a racial discrimination index, and rated vignettes that were ambiguous in terms of the presence or absence of racial discrimination. A significant correlation was found between depression and reported racial discrimination. The purpose of Study 2 was to examine the effect of mood on recall of past experiences with discrimination. Groups of subjects were randomly assigned to either a sad mood induction condition or a …