Racial discrimination is associated with acute posttraumatic stress symptoms and predicts future posttraumatic stress disorder symptom severity in trauma‐exposed …

CM Bird, EK Webb, AT Schramm… - Journal of traumatic …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract In the United States, Black residents exposed to a traumatic event are at an
increased risk of developing posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and experiencing more …

Interpersonal trauma and posttraumatic stress disorder among black women: does racial discrimination matter?

Y Mekawi, S Carter, B Brown… - Journal of Trauma & …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
There is evidence that the more frequent, severe, and chronic posttraumatic stress disorder
(PTSD) symptomatology experienced by Black compared to White individuals cannot be …

Racial discrimination and posttraumatic stress: Examining emotion dysregulation as a mediator in an African American community sample

Y Mekawi, NN Watson-Singleton, E Kuzyk… - European journal of …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Background: African Americans experience more severe and chronic
posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms compared to other racial groups, and thus it …

Racial discrimination as race-based trauma, coping strategies, and dissociative symptoms among emerging adults.

L Polanco-Roman, A Danies… - … Trauma: Theory, Research …, 2016 - psycnet.apa.org
Objective: The race-based traumatic stress theory (Carter, 2007) suggests that some racial-
and ethnic-minority individuals experience racial discrimination as psychological trauma, as …

The relationship between race-based traumatic stress and the Trauma Symptom Checklist: Does racial trauma differ in symptom presentation?

K Roberson, RT Carter - Traumatology, 2022 - psycnet.apa.org
This study examined the relationship between race-based traumatic stress symptoms and
traditional trauma symptoms in Black Americans. Although research has shown that …

When (passive) acceptance hurts: Race-based coping moderates the association between racial discrimination and mental health outcomes among Black Americans.

Y Mekawi, S Carter, G Packard, S Wallace… - … , practice, and policy, 2022 - psycnet.apa.org
There is growing evidence that general coping plays a role in the degree to which racial
discrimination is associated with mental health symptoms (eg, posttraumatic stress …

Prevalence of current PTSD symptoms among a sample of Black individuals aged 15 to 40 in Canada: The major role of everyday racial discrimination, racial …

JM Cénat, RD Dalexis, WP Darius… - The Canadian …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective Most Black individuals in Canada report having experienced racial discrimination.
Although previous studies have shown that there is a strong relationship between racial …

Racism, racial discrimination, and trauma: A systematic review of the social science literature

K Kirkinis, AL Pieterse, C Martin, A Agiliga… - Ethnicity & …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: The aim of this paper is to provide a systematic review of studies that examine
relationships between racial discrimination and trauma in order to further understand the …

Racial/ethnic discrimination: Dimensions and relation to mental health symptoms in a marginalized urban American population.

D Chin, TB Loeb, M Zhang, H Liu… - American Journal of …, 2020 - psycnet.apa.org
That racial/ethnic discrimination has adverse physical and psychological consequences,
including stress, anxiety, depression, and their attendant health effects, is well documented …

Microaggressions and posttraumatic stress disorder symptom scores among Black Americans: Exploring the link.

T Abdullah, JR Graham-LoPresti, NN Tahirkheli… - Traumatology, 2021 - psycnet.apa.org
Research has indicated that racial microaggressions are associated with increased mental
health symptoms among Black Americans. However, despite theory-based assertions and …