Examining Multiracial Pride, Identity-Based Challenges, and Discrimination: An Exploratory Investigation Among Biracial Emerging Adults

This study investigated the main and interactive effects of identity-based challenges, discrimination, and Multiracial pride on psychological distress in Biracial emerging adults. Additionally, we examined whether these associations may differ by Biracial sub-group (e.g., black–white, Asian–white, L...

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Authors: Christophe, N. Keita (Author) ; Atkin, Annabelle L. (Author) ; Stein, Gabriela L. (Author) ; Chan, Michele (Author) ; Abidog, Clarissa (Author) ; Gabriel, Abigail K. (Author) ; Lee, Richard M. (Author) ; Wu, Christine S. (Author) ; Yoo, Hyung Chol (Brandon) (Author) ; Collaborative, The LOVING Study (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2022
In: Race and social problems
Year: 2022, Volume: 14, Issue: 1, Pages: 22-38
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Keywords:
Psychological Distress
Discrimination
Resilience
Pride
Biracial
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Summary:This study investigated the main and interactive effects of identity-based challenges, discrimination, and Multiracial pride on psychological distress in Biracial emerging adults. Additionally, we examined whether these associations may differ by Biracial sub-group (e.g., black–white, Asian–white, Latinx–white, and minority–minority) given their unique racial experiences. Participants were 326 Biracial emerging adults (Mage = 19.57 years old; 75.2% female) recruited from three public universities in the United States for an online survey. For all Biracial groups, identity-based challenges were associated with greater psychological distress. After testing a series of competing multi-group regression models, results indicated that the relations between distress and our predictors: identity-based challenges, discrimination, and Multiracial pride do indeed differ across Biracial sub-group. The most apparent and unique differences were displayed by the black–white Biracial sub-group. These findings highlight identity-based challenges as a unique risk in the Biracial population and suggest that a principled comparison between Biracial sub-groups is necessary to tease apart group-specific associations between these constructs and psychological distress.
ISSN:1867-1756
DOI:10.1007/s12552-021-09325-4