TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2020//
TI  - The role of experiential avoidance in the relation between racial discrimination and negative mental health outcomes
JO  - Journal of American college health
A1  - Martinez, Jennifer H.
A1  - Eustis, Elizabeth H.
A1  - Arbid, Natalie
A1  - Graham-LoPresti, Jessica R.
A1  - Roemer, Lizabeth
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - <b>Objective:</b> Racial discrimination has been shown to be associated with negative mental health outcomes among people of color (POC), and students of color (SOC) specifically. The current study examines experiential avoidance (EA) as a potential moderator in the relation between discrimination and mental health outcomes. <b>Sample:</b> Two-hundred students of color at a large, public university in Northeastern United States. <b>Methods:</b> We evaluated the associations between racial discrimination frequency and stress appraisal (GEDS and GEDS-A), EA (AAQ), and the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scales (DASS). <b>Results:</b> Discrimination frequency and appraised stress were associated with each DASS subscale. EA moderated the relation between GEDS and depression, and between GEDS-A and the stress subscale. <b>Conclusions:</b> Discrimination frequency and appraised stress were positively associated with DASS subscales, and at low EA scores, frequency and appraised stress of discrimination were no longer associated with depressive or stress symptoms, respectively.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0744-8481
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2020.1754221
ID  - ref1
ER  -