Gendered Racism, Coping, and Traumatic Stress Among Black Women: The Moderating Roles of the Strong Black Woman Schema and Womanist Attitudes

IF 2.5 2区心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Psychology of Women Quarterly Pub Date : 2022-12-27 DOI:10.1177/03616843221143752

A. T. Moody, Jioni A. Lewis, Gina P. Owens

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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the associations between gendered racism, coping strategies, the Strong Black Woman (SBW) schema, womanist attitudes, and traumatic stress symptoms among Black women. Specifically, this study utilized an intersectionality framework to test the link between gendered racism and traumatic stress as mediated by coping strategies (detachment, internalization, drug/alcohol use, education/advocacy, and resistance), and moderated by two aspects of Black women’s identity (SBW schema and womanist attitudes). Participants were 185 Black women from across the United States who completed an online survey. Results from a mediation analysis indicated that disengagement coping (detachment and drug/alcohol use) significantly mediated the gendered racism-traumatic stress link. In addition, the SBW schema moderated the gendered racism-detachment coping link, such that this association was stronger at high levels of SBW schema. Results from the moderated mediation analyses were not significant, though SBW schema was associated with greater disengagement coping (internalization and detachment) and womanist attitudes was associated with greater engagement coping (education/advocacy and resistance). These findings highlight the importance of understanding how Black women cope with gendered racism as well as internalized beliefs that may be beneficial or harmful.

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黑人女性的性别种族主义、应对和创伤压力:黑人坚强女性图式和女性主义态度的调节作用

本研究旨在探讨黑人女性性别种族主义、应对策略、坚强黑人女性(SBW)模式、女性主义态度和创伤应激症状之间的关系。具体来说，本研究利用一个交叉性框架来检验性别种族主义和创伤压力之间的联系，这种联系是由应对策略(超脱、内化、药物/酒精使用、教育/宣传和抵抗)介导的，并由黑人妇女身份的两个方面(SBW模式和女性主义态度)调节的。参与者是来自美国各地的185名黑人女性，她们完成了一项在线调查。中介分析的结果表明，脱离接触应对(脱离和药物/酒精使用)显着介导性别种族主义-创伤应激联系。此外，SBW图式调节了性别歧视-超脱应对联系，且这种关联在高水平的SBW图式中更强。虽然SBW模式与更大的参与应对(内化和超然)有关，而女性主义态度与更大的参与应对(教育/倡导和抵抗)有关，但经调节的中介分析结果并不显著。这些发现强调了理解黑人女性如何应对性别种族主义以及可能有益或有害的内在信念的重要性。

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Psychology of Women Quarterly Multiple-

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6.10

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5.00%

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期刊介绍： Psychology of Women Quarterly (PWQ) is a feminist, scientific, peer-reviewed journal that publishes empirical research, critical reviews and theoretical articles that advance a field of inquiry, teaching briefs, and invited book reviews related to the psychology of women and gender. Topics include (but are not limited to) feminist approaches, methodologies, and critiques; violence against women; body image and objectification; sexism, stereotyping, and discrimination; intersectionality of gender with other social locations (such as age, ability status, class, ethnicity, race, and sexual orientation); international concerns; lifespan development and change; physical and mental well being; therapeutic interventions; sexuality; social activism; and career development. This journal will be of interest to clinicians, faculty, and researchers in all psychology disciplines, as well as those interested in the sociology of gender, women’s studies, interpersonal violence, ethnic and multicultural studies, social advocates, policy makers, and teacher education.