TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - Racial discrimination and depressive symptoms mediated by conversations about race among students of color
JO  - Journal of American college health
A1  - DeLaney, Eryn N.
A1  - Williams, Chelsea Derlan
A1  - Elias, Maria J.
A1  - Walker, Chloe J.
A1  - Smith, Tricia H.
A1  - Adkins, Amy
A1  - Lozada, Fantasy T.
A1  - Dick, Danielle M.
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - Racial discrimination is associated with adverse mental health outcomes among Students of Color. In order to address racial tensions, it is important to consider students' dialogues about race. The current study tested whether having positive and negative conversations about one's ethnic-racial group mediated the relation between racial discrimination at T1 and depressive symptoms 5 months later at T2 among 94 college Students of Color. <br><br>FINDINGS indicated that greater racial discrimination at T1 was associated with more frequent negative conversations about race at T2 (b = .38, p = .00), which was, in turn, associated with greater depressive symptoms at T2 (b = 2.73, p = .04); this pathway demonstrated significant mediation. However, positive conversations about race was not a significant mediator in this association. The current study highlights the importance of focusing on racial conversations after racial discrimination in order to minimize adverse effects on mental health among Students of Color.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0744-8481
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2021.1998071
ID  - ref1
ER  -