Online Racial Discrimination and the Protective Function of Ethnic Identity and Self-Esteem for African American Adolescents

Autor/inn/en	Tynes, Brendesha M.; Umana-Taylor, Adriana J.; Rose, Chad A.; Lin, Johnny; Anderson, Carolyn J.
Titel	Online Racial Discrimination and the Protective Function of Ethnic Identity and Self-Esteem for African American Adolescents
Quelle	In: Developmental Psychology, 48 (2012) 2, S.343-355 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0012-1649
DOI	10.1037/a0027032
Schlagwörter	Racial Discrimination; Ethnicity; Self Concept; Self Esteem; African Americans; Adolescents; Internet; Victims; Correlation; Mental Health; Bullying; Risk; Resilience (Psychology); Regression (Statistics); Anxiety; Social Adjustment; Emotional Adjustment + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Racial bias; Rassismus; Ethnizität; Selbstkonzept; Self-esteem; Selbstaufmerksamkeit; Afroamerikaner; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Victim; Opfer; Korrelation; Psychohygiene; Mobbing; Risiko; Regression; Regressionsanalyse; Angst; Soziale Anpassung; Emotionale Anpassung
Abstract	A growing body of literature has shown that being victimized online is associated with poor mental health. Little is known about the factors that protect youth from the negative outcomes that may result from these victimization experiences, particularly those related to race. Using a risk and resilience framework, this study examined the protective function of ethnic identity and self-esteem among African Americans who experience online racial discrimination. For the sample of 125 adolescents, hierarchical regression results revealed that higher levels of ethnic identity and self-esteem significantly moderated the negative impact of online racial discrimination on anxiety levels. These findings show that ethnic identity and self-esteem can buffer the negative mental health outcomes associated with online racial discrimination, at least with respect to adolescents' anxiety. Findings from the current study have significant implications for adolescent adjustment given the increased time youth spend doing online activities. (Contains 3 tables, 2 footnotes and 6 figures.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10