Understanding the link between racial discrimination and traumatic stress symptoms among Black youth: The role of co-rumination and racism-related vigilance.

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Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy Pub Date : 2025-08-28 DOI:10.1037/tra0002026

Donte L Bernard, Chardée A Galán

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Abstract

Objective: Racial discrimination represents a pernicious source of trauma for Black youth that can critically hinder mental health. This cross-sectional study examined whether racism-related co-rumination and racism-related vigilance function as distinct and sequential pathways linking racial discrimination to traumatic stress symptoms (TSS) among a sample of Black adolescents.

Method: Data were drawn from a national sample of 195 Black adolescents (M_age = 14.52; 49% female) who completed questionnaires assessing racial discrimination, racism-related co-rumination, racism-related vigilance, and TSS.

Results: Path analyses assessed direct and indirect associations between discrimination and TSS via racism-related co-rumination and vigilance. Racial discrimination was positively associated with TSS when indirect effects were not considered. Examinations of indirect effects illustrated that discrimination was not associated with TSS through racism-related co-rumination but was via the vigilance path. Serial mediation analysis showed that racism-related co-rumination and, in turn, racism-related vigilance partially explained the link between racial discrimination and TSS.

Conclusions: Findings highlight the significance of discrimination-related coping responses and underscore the need for culturally informed interventions that augment how Black youth navigate racism-related stressors. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved).

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理解黑人青年中种族歧视和创伤性应激症状之间的联系：共同反思和种族主义相关警惕的作用。

目的：种族歧视是黑人青年创伤的一个有害来源，可以严重阻碍心理健康。本横断面研究考察了种族主义相关的共同反思和种族主义相关的警惕是否在黑人青少年样本中作为将种族歧视与创伤应激症状（TSS）联系起来的独特和连续的途径。方法：数据来自全国195名黑人青少年（年龄14.52，女性49%），他们完成了种族歧视、种族主义相关共同反思、种族主义相关警惕和TSS的问卷调查。结果：通径分析通过与种族主义相关的共同反思和警惕评估了歧视与TSS之间的直接和间接关联。在不考虑间接影响的情况下，种族歧视与TSS呈正相关。对间接效应的检验表明，歧视与TSS的关联不是通过与种族主义相关的共同反刍，而是通过警惕途径。序列中介分析表明，与种族主义相关的共同反刍以及与种族主义相关的警惕性部分解释了种族歧视与TSS之间的联系。结论：研究结果强调了与歧视相关的应对反应的重要性，并强调了文化知情干预的必要性，以增强黑人青年如何应对与种族主义相关的压力源。（PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA，版权所有）。

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Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy Multiple-

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11.20

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3.20%

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427

期刊介绍： Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy publishes empirical research on the psychological effects of trauma. The journal is intended to be a forum for an interdisciplinary discussion on trauma, blending science, theory, practice, and policy. The journal publishes empirical research on a wide range of trauma-related topics, including: -Psychological treatments and effects -Promotion of education about effects of and treatment for trauma -Assessment and diagnosis of trauma -Pathophysiology of trauma reactions -Health services (delivery of services to trauma populations) -Epidemiological studies and risk factor studies -Neuroimaging studies -Trauma and cultural competence