@article{ref1,
title="The psychophysiological salience of past experiences of discrimination",
journal="Cultural diversity and ethnic minority psychology",
year="2022",
author="Lin, Betty and Flagg, Amanda M. and Yeo, Anna J. and Pieterse, Alex L.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="OBJECTIVES: This study sought to test whether a discrimination recall task would elicit a significant parasympathetic response in multiracial undergraduate women. The study also investigated whether parasympathetic responsivity to the discrimination recall would be similar or different from that elicited by a widely used stress paradigm-the Trier Social Stress Test (TSST), and whether responses would differ for Black and White women. <br><br>METHOD: Multiracial undergraduate women (n = 67; M(age) = 19.4 years; 32% White, 22% Black) completed the TSST and a discrimination recall task. Parasympathetic activity was assessed using high-frequency heart rate variability (HF-HRV). <br><br>RESULTS: Women exhibited significant HF-HRV responsivity to the discrimination recall and showed smaller average decreases in HF-HRV to the discrimination recall than the TSST. However, whereas White women exhibited decreased HF-HRV in response to both tasks, Black women showed increased HF-HRV for the discrimination recall but decreased HF-HRV for the TSST. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Findings complement a growing body of research suggestive that experiences of discrimination are psychophysiologically salient. Additionally, discriminatory experiences may elicit distinctive patterns of HF-HRV responsivity compared to generic social stressors. Efforts to elucidate the unique role of discrimination-specific HF-HRV responsivity may be critical for delineating discrimination-health linkages. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved).<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1099-9809",
doi="10.1037/cdp0000571",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/cdp0000571"
}