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A Mediation Analysis Of Racial Microaggressions, Poor Coping Mechanisms And Mental Health, Janelle Ferraris, Andrea Galdamez, Aldo Barrita, Kristin Vierra

Undergraduate Research Symposium Posters

Microaggressions are daily slights and denigrations perpetrated towards marginalized individuals. These invalidations are perceived as significant stressors for marginalized people. The bulk of research on microaggressions indicates that these everyday slights can have a negative impact on mental health. The current study examines the relationship between microaggressions, detachment internalized racism, and negative mental health symptoms of depression, anxiety and depression. Specifically, regression analysis was used to investigate the hypothesis that both internalization and detachment mediate the effect of microaggressions on poor mental health symptoms for PoC. Results indicated that for PoC, microaggressions was a significant predictor of symptoms of both …