Combating Mental Illness Microaggressions in Colleges and Improving Mental Health.

Introduction: This study aims to examine (a) the mediating role of cultural intelligence, (b) the moderating role of previous psychological treatment in the relationship between interpersonal mindfulness and mental illness microaggressions, (c) the predictive effects of cultural intelligence, interpersonal mindfulness, and previous psychological treatment on mental illness microaggressions.

Methods: This moderated-mediation model was tested using data from 908 Turkish college students who completed the Interpersonal Mindfulness Scale, Cultural Intelligence Scale, Mental Illness Microaggression Scale-Perpetrator.

Results: Results confirmed the mediating role of cultural intelligence, but not the moderating role of previous psychological treatment. Regression analyses showed that all variables together explained 52% of the variance in mental illness microaggressions, but previous psychological treatment did not contribute significantly.

Conclusions: The findings highlight the role of interpersonal mindfulness and cultural intelligence in reducing mental illness microaggressions, while previous psychological treatment had no impact on variable associations. These results offer insights for addressing mental illness microaggressions in college students.