Role of identity integration on the relationship between perceived racial discrimination and psychological adjustment of multiracial people.

Jackson, Kelly; Yoo, Hyung Chol; Guevarra, Rudy P.; Harrington, Blair

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“…This is inconsistent with the literature that suggests experiences of getting questioned, stared at, or wrongly classified by others due to having an ambiguous racial appearance are significant risk factors (Gaskins, 1999; Jackson et al, 2012). It is possible that perceived racial ambiguity is correlated with more chronic and stable measures of psychological adjustment, rather than our more situational-based measures of psychological adjustment (i.e., DASS-21 measured distress in the past week.…”

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“…We anticipated that racially color-blind individuals who are unaware of and in denial of racism (Neville, Lilly, Duran, Lee, & Browne, 2000) are less likely to be attuned to uniquely racialized threats and develop appropriate coping responses. We also expected a significant positive correlation between identified risks of multiracial experiences and perceived conflict and distance of individuals' multiple racial identities, while a significant negative correlation between identified resilience of multiracial experiences and perceived conflict and distance of individuals' multiple racial identities (Jackson et al, 2012). Finally, we expected identified risks of multiracial experiences would be negatively correlated with emotional well-being (i.e., negatively correlated with positive affect, and positively correlated with negative affect).…”

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“…Participants were asked how much each item applied to them over the past week. The DASS-21 displayed good criterion-related and discriminant validity with other measures of psychological distress (e.g., Lovibond & Lovibond, 1995; Henry & Crawford, 2005) and has been used with multiracial populations (e.g., Jackson et al, 2012). …”

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Construction and initial validation of the Multiracial Experiences Measure (MEM).

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This article describes the development and validation of the Multiracial Experiences Measure (MEM): a new measure that assesses uniquely racialized risks and resiliencies experienced by individuals of mixed racial heritage. Across two studies, there was evidence for the validation of the 25-item MEM with 5 subscales including Shifting Expressions, Perceived Racial Ambiguity, Creating Third Space, Multicultural Engagement, and Multiracial Discrimination. The 5-subscale structure of the MEM was supported by a combination of exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses. Evidence of criterion-related validity was partially supported with MEM subscales correlating with measures of racial diversity in one’s social network, color-blind racial attitude, psychological distress, and identity conflict. Evidence of discriminant validity was supported with MEM subscales not correlating with impression management. Implications for future research and suggestions for utilization of the MEM in clinical practice with multiracial adults are discussed.

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Construction and initial validation of the Multiracial Experiences Measure (MEM).

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Journal of Counseling Psychology

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“…In the only prior work to examine perceived discrimination and well-being among multiracial people, Jackson et al (2012) similarly found that perceived discrimination was linked to psychological distress. Thus, like for other minority groups (Pascoe & Richman, 2009), perceived discrimination appears to be a threat to well-being.…”

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“…Presently, only one published study has quantitatively examined the relationship between multiracial people's perceptions of discrimination and their psychological well-being. Jackson, Yoo, Harrington, and Guevarra (2012) found that multiracial participants' self-reports of discrimination were positively correlated with psychological distress and negative affect. In the present research, we again examine the relationship between multiracial people's perceptions of discrimination and well-being.…”

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Perceived discrimination, group identification, and life satisfaction among multiracial people: A test of the rejection-identification model.

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2012

Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology

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Like other racial minority groups, multiracial people face discrimination as a function of their racial identity, and this discrimination represents a threat to psychological well-being. Following the Rejection-Identification Model (RIM; Branscombe, Schmitt, & Harvey, 1999), we argue that perceived discrimination will encourage multiracial people to identify more strongly with other multiracials, and that multiracial identification, in turn, fosters psychological well-being. Thus, multiracial identification is conceptualized as a coping response that reduces the overall costs of discrimination on well-being. This study is the first to test the RIM in a sample of multiracial people. Multiracial participants' perceptions of discrimination were negatively related to life satisfaction. Consistent with the RIM, perceived discrimination was positively related to three aspects of multiracial group identification: stereotyping the self as similar to other multiracial people, perceiving people within the multiracial category as more homogenous, and expressing solidarity with the multiracial category. Self-stereotyping was the only aspect of group identification that mediated a positive relationship between perceived discrimination and life satisfaction, suggesting that multiracial identification's protective properties rest in the fact that it provides an collective identity where one "fits."

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Perceived monoracism and psychological adjustment of multiracial adults: The roles of racially diverse contexts and creating third space

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American J of Comm Psychol

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Across two studies, we examined whether racially diverse contexts in combination with creating a third (multiracial) space played a protective role in the association between perceived monoracism and psychological adjustment for multiracial adults. Study 1 participants (N = 263; 77.8% female, Mage = 32.16 years) were recruited from national multiracial organizations and completed an online cross‐sectional survey in 2009. Study 2 participants (N = 1478; 56.2% female, Mage = 48.89 years) were recruited by the Pew Research Center and completed a nationally representative survey in 2015. Results indicated significant three‐way interaction effects on psychological adjustment, with differential effects depending on the types of perceived monoracism. Specifically, when subjective racial diversity was high, creating a third space buffered against the deleterious effects of multiracial discrimination on distress, negative affect, and life satisfaction; while it exacerbated the link between perceived racial ambiguity and negative affect. This study provides empirical evidence for the importance of using an ecological framework when examining multiracial identity and experiences. Results also highlight the need to move beyond conceptualizing and measuring multiracial experiences as dichotomous risks or resiliencies. Rather, we should aim to understand multiracial experiences as either promoting or inhibiting across contexts, time, and individual characteristics.

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Role of identity integration on the relationship between perceived racial discrimination and psychological adjustment of multiracial people.

Cited by 74 publications

References 61 publications

Construction and initial validation of the Multiracial Experiences Measure (MEM).

Construction and initial validation of the Multiracial Experiences Measure (MEM).

Perceived discrimination, group identification, and life satisfaction among multiracial people: A test of the rejection-identification model.

Perceived monoracism and psychological adjustment of multiracial adults: The roles of racially diverse contexts and creating third space

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