TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - "Easier said than done": a qualitative investigation of Black emerging adults coping with multilevel racism
JO  - Cultural diversity and ethnic minority psychology
A1  - Volpe, Vanessa V.
A1  - Katsiaficas, Dalal
A1  - Neal, Aaron J.
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - OBJECTIVES: This qualitative investigation examined how Black emerging adults cope with their worst experiences of racism at multiple levels (individual, cultural, and institutional). <br><br>METHODS: A sample of 189 Black emerging adults (M age = 19.34, 68.3% female) from a predominantly White institution completed an online questionnaire with an open-ended question regarding their worst experience of racism and how they coped. Responses to these questions were coded using deductive coding schemes based on established theory-Jones' (1997) tripartite model of racism and Harrell's (2000) typology of coping. <br><br>RESULTS: Results indicated that the majority of participants utilized active and inner-directed coping strategies in response to their worst experience. More participants responded to institutional-level racism with active rather than passive coping. There were no differences in proportions of participants who responded to individual- or cultural-level racism with active rather than passive coping. Similar proportions of participants also reported inner-directed versus outer-directed coping in response to individual-, cultural-, and institutional-level experiences. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Implications for practice, policy, and programming to support the mental health of Black emerging adults are discussed. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved).<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1099-9809
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/cdp0000446
ID  - ref1
ER  -