Citation

Gómez JM. Violence Against Women 2019; 25(10): 1211-1225.

Affiliation

Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1077801218811682

PMID

30497342

Abstract

Cultural betrayal trauma theory proposes that intraracial trauma in ethnic minority populations includes a cultural betrayal that contributes to outcomes, such as symptoms of PTSD (posttraumatic stress disorder; posttraumatic stress symptoms [PTSS]), dissociation, and (intra)cultural pressure. Participants ( n = 179) were ethnic minority female college students, who completed online questionnaires. The results revealed that when controlling for age, ethnicity, and interracial trauma, intraracial trauma and (intra)cultural pressure affected PTSS and dissociation. There were also indirect effects of cultural betrayal trauma on outcomes through (intra)cultural pressure. The current study can contribute to clinical interventions that address trauma-related mental health in ethnic minority college women.

Language: en

Keywords

(intra)cultural pressure; PTSD; cultural betrayal trauma theory; dissociation; racial loyalty