Citation

Hong JH, Talavera DC, Odafe MO, Barr CD, Walker RL. Cultur. Divers. Ethnic Minor. Psychol. 2018; ePub(ePub): ePub.

Affiliation

Department of Psychology.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, Society for the Psychological Study of Ethnic Minority Issues; American Psychological Association)

DOI

10.1037/cdp0000245

PMID

30474989

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To examine purpose in life (PIL) and ethnic identity (EI) as buffers to suicide ideation for Asian American, Hispanic, and Black emerging adults who perceive racial discrimination.

METHOD: Two-hundred eighty-nine undergraduate students enrolled at a large university in the southwestern region of the United States (40.8% Asian American, 32.5% Hispanic, 26.6% Black; 61.2% women; mean age = 20.47, SD = 1.83) reported on experiences of racial discrimination, PIL, EI, and suicidal thoughts. Covariates were intrinsic religiosity, gender, and age.

RESULTS: Regression analysis showed that EI was not a significant moderator for the association between perceived racial discrimination (PRD) and suicidal ideation (β = -.08, p =.13; 95% confidence interval (CI) [-.19,.03]). However, PIL was a significant moderator (β = -.11, p =.025; CI [-.20, -.01]). A hierarchical regression showed that PIL as a moderator explained additional variance (ΔR2 = 0.11, p <.001) in suicide ideation above and beyond EI.

CONCLUSIONS: These findings provide some insight into how life purpose might ameliorate the impact of social stressors above and beyond a positive cultural identity for young racial/ethnic minority adults. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2018 APA, all rights reserved).

Language: en