Perceived Discrimination and Suicide Ideation: Moderating Roles of Anxiety Symptoms and Ethnic Identity among Asian American, African American, and Hispanic Emerging Adults

2018 ◽  
Vol 49 (3) ◽  
pp. 665-677 ◽  
Author(s):  
Soumia Cheref ◽  
David Talavera ◽  
Rheeda L. Walker
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Ethnic Identity ◽  
Emerging Adults ◽  
Asian American ◽  
Suicide Ideation ◽  
Perceived Discrimination ◽  
Anxiety Symptoms

The Impact of COVID-19 Disruptions and Perceived Discrimination on Well-Being and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms: Testing the Moderating Role of Exercise Among African American and Asian American Emerging Adults

2021 ◽  
pp. 216769682110387
Author(s):  
Chelsea Derlan Williams ◽  
Kristina B. Hood ◽  
Oswaldo Moreno ◽  
Karen G. Chartier ◽  
Kaprea F. Johnson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
African American ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress ◽  
Emerging Adults ◽  
Asian American ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Perceived Discrimination ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Ptsd Symptoms

The current study tested whether COVID-19 disruptions and perceived discrimination were related to mental health (i.e., posttraumatic stress disorder [PTSD] symptoms and emotional, psychological, and social well-being), and whether exercise moderated relations. Additionally, we tested whether findings varied by ethnicity/race. Participants were 368 African American and Asian American emerging adults ( Mage = 19.92, SD = .34). Findings did not vary by ethnicity/race. COVID-19 disruptions predicted poorer emotional, psychological, and social well-being, and more PTSD symptoms. Discrimination predicted more PTSD symptoms. Exercise was associated with better emotional, psychological, and social well-being, and moderated the relation between COVID-19 disruptions and emotional well-being. At low levels of exercise, COVID-19 disruptions predicted poorer emotional well-being, but this relation was not significant at high levels of exercise. Findings highlight that discrimination and disruptions during the pandemic negatively affect African American and Asian American emerging adults’ mental health, but that exercise plays an important protective role.

Examining the Role of Ethnic Identity and Meaning in Life on Career Decision-Making Self-Efficacy

2017 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
pp. 68-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jioni A. Lewis ◽  
Trisha L. Raque-Bogdan ◽  
Sharon Lee ◽  
Mrinalini A. Rao
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
African American ◽  
Ethnic Identity ◽  
Career Development ◽  
Asian American ◽  
Meaning In Life ◽  
Ethnically Diverse ◽  
Career Decision ◽  
Life Meaning

In emerging adulthood, establishing a sense of self and life meaning is a key developmental task for career development. This study examined the role of ethnic identity and meaning in life in career decision self-efficacy (CDSE) among African American, Asian American, and White incoming, first-year, college students ( n = 2,470). Using hierarchical multiple regression analysis, we found that ethnic identity and meaning in life predicted between 14% and 26% of the variance in CDSE for African American, Asian American, and White students. Mediation analyses for each ethnic group revealed that the presence of life meaning mediated the relations between ethnic identity and CDSE. Ethnic identity appears to be associated with positive career development, in part, through the cultivation of life meaning for ethnically diverse college students. Implications for research and career counseling with ethnically diverse college students are discussed.

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