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COVID-19 Racial Discrimination on Mental Health and Life Satisfaction Among Asian Americans: Examining a Moderated Mediation Model
Asian American Journal of Psychology ; : 14, 2022.
Article in English | Web of Science | ID: covidwho-1821569
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What is the public significance of this article? This study suggests that greater use of coping may be helpful for reducing the harmful effect of racial discrimination on mental health of AAPIs. Additionally, it highlights that a strong sense of ethnic identity may reduce the impact of depression on life satisfaction but worsen the impact of anxiety on life satisfaction. The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has contributed to higher rates of racial discrimination and xenophobia toward Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs). The present study examined a moderated mediation model with a national sample of AAPI individuals (N = 725) to determine how experiences of COVID-19 related racial discrimination impacted scores of depression, anxiety, and life satisfaction. Results indicated that experiences of COVID-19 related racial discrimination significantly and negatively impacted life satisfaction among AAPI participants via increased levels of depression and anxiety. Findings also indicated that coping strategies attenuated the link between discrimination and anxiety and discrimination and depression. High levels of ethnic identity exploration exacerbated the association between anxiety and life satisfaction but attenuated the relationship between depression and life satisfaction. Implications for mental health clinicians, educators, and researchers are provided.
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Full text: Available Collection: Databases of international organizations Database: Web of Science Language: English Journal: Asian American Journal of Psychology Year: 2022 Document Type: Article

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Full text: Available Collection: Databases of international organizations Database: Web of Science Language: English Journal: Asian American Journal of Psychology Year: 2022 Document Type: Article