RT Article
T1 Racial Hate at the Intersection of Online and Offline Worlds: The Joint Impact of Online and Offline Racism on the Mental Health of Racially Minoritized Individuals
JF Journal of interpersonal violence
VO 39
IS 11/12
SP 2487
OP 2506
A1 Keum, Brian TaeHyuk
A1 Wong, Michele J.
A1 Sanders, India
A2 Wong, Michele J.
A2 Sanders, India
LA English
YR 2024
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/188823167X
AB With the everyday influence of social media and online platforms, racially minoritized individuals face the risk of experiencing racial discrimination in both offline and online contexts. Yet, there is scant research on how online and offline racism could jointly impact the mental health of racially minoritized individuals. Thus, the study examined online racism as a moderator in the link between offline racism and mental health issues. Using data from 651 racially minoritized emerging adults (Mage = 22.15, SD = 3.39), a moderation analysis was conducted using the PROCESS macro with bias-corrected bootstrapping (10,000 resamples). Experiencing more offline racism was significantly associated with greater mental health issues. Online racism was a significant moderator in the link between offline racism and mental health issues. The link between offline racism and mental health issues was not significant at low levels of online racism. However, the link was significant and strengthened at mean to high levels of online racism. The results suggest complex interactions in understanding the compounding impact of online and offline racism on mental health costs among racially minoritized individuals. Implications for future research on understanding the interplay between online and offline racism are discussed.
K1 Moderation
K1 racial/ethnic minority individuals
K1 Mental Health
K1 offline racism
K1 online racism
DO 10.1177/08862605231220015