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- Abstract
- Experience of Discrimination for South Asians
- Perceived Discrimination and Psychological Well-Being
- Mediating Role of Stress
- Role of Generational Status
- Rationale for the Study
- Purpose
- Method
- Participants
- Procedure
- Measures
- Demographic questionnaire
- General Ethnic Discrimination Scale (Landrine et al., 2006)
- Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES;Rosenberg, 1965)
- Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS; Diener, Emmons, Larsen, & Griffin, 1985)
- Results
- Preliminary Analyses
- Covariance Matrix and Normality
- Mediation Analyses
- Model 1 estimation and fit
- Model 2 estimation and fit
- Model 3 estimation and fit
- Model comparison
- Moderation Analyses
- Discussion
- Model Fit
- Mediation
- Moderation
- Limitations
- Theoretical Implications
- Research Implications
- Practical Implications
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Abstract
This study examined the potential mediating role of racism-related stress and the potential moderating role of generational status in the experience of discrimination for 210 South Asians in the United States. Participants completed a demographic questionnaire, the General Ethnic Discrimination Scale (H. Landrine, E. A. Klonoff, I. Corral, S. Fernandez, and S. Roesch, 2006, Conceptualizing and measuring ethnic discrimination in health research, Journal of Behavioral Medicine, Vol. 29, pp. 79–94), the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (M. Rosenberg, 1965, Society and Adolescent Self-Image, Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press), and the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS; E. Diener, R. A. Emmons, R. J. Larsen, & S. Griffin, 1985, The satisfaction with life scale, Journal of Personality Assessment, Vol. 49, pp. 71–75). The hypothesized structural equation model fit well for first- and second-generation South Asians, yet mediation and moderation were not supported. Perceived discrimination significantly related to perceived stress for both groups of South Asians. Implications for theory, research, and practice are discussed.
Although South Asians (e.g., people originating from India, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh) have historically experienced discrimination, their successes in multiple areas (e.g., educational and economic) have overshadowed their experiences as a discriminated minority in the United States (Inman, 2006). Despite the limited attention given to the discrimination experiences of this group, the recent economic and political climates (i.e., outsourcing to India, immigration issues) and increasing number of South Asians in the United States have brought race-related stress to the forefront for South Asian communities (