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What types of racial messages protect Asian American adolescents from discrimination? A latent interaction model


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Annabelle L. Atkin, Hyung Chol Yoo, C. Yeh
Journal of Counseling Psychology, vol. 66(2), 2019, pp. 247-254

DOI: http://doi.org.10.1037/cou0000297

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Atkin, A. L., Yoo, H. C., & Yeh, C. (2019). What types of racial messages protect Asian American adolescents from discrimination? A latent interaction model. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 66(2), 247–254. https://doi.org/http://doi.org.10.1037/cou0000297


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Atkin, Annabelle L., Hyung Chol Yoo, and C. Yeh. “What Types of Racial Messages Protect Asian American Adolescents from Discrimination? A Latent Interaction Model.” Journal of Counseling Psychology 66, no. 2 (2019): 247–254.


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Atkin, Annabelle L., et al. “What Types of Racial Messages Protect Asian American Adolescents from Discrimination? A Latent Interaction Model.” Journal of Counseling Psychology, vol. 66, no. 2, 2019, pp. 247–54, doi:http://doi.org.10.1037/cou0000297 .


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@article{annabelle2019a,
  title = {What types of racial messages protect Asian American adolescents from discrimination? A latent interaction model},
  year = {2019},
  issue = {2},
  journal = {Journal of Counseling Psychology},
  pages = {247-254},
  volume = {66},
  doi = {http://doi.org.10.1037/cou0000297 },
  author = {Atkin, Annabelle L. and Yoo, Hyung Chol and Yeh, C.}
}

Abstract

In this brief report, the authors investigate how different types of parental racial-ethnic socialization messages (i.e., cultural socialization/pluralism, promotion of mistrust, and preparation for racial bias) moderate the relationship between racial discrimination and psychological distress in a sample of 187 Asian American adolescents. Results indicated a significant positive relationship between racial discrimination and psychological distress. Cultural socialization/pluralism and promotion of mistrust also moderated the racial discrimination and psychological distress link. Specifically, for adolescents reporting low frequencies of cultural socialization/pluralism messages, discrimination was positively associated with psychological distress, suggesting cultural socialization/pluralism messages may be a protective factor. Discrimination was also positively associated with psychological distress for adolescents reporting high frequencies of promotion of mistrust, suggesting that promotion of mistrust may be a risk factor. Overall, the findings emphasize the important role that racial-ethnic socialization messages can have on psychological distress among Asian American adolescents who experience racial discrimination.