Perceived discrimination and depression: moderating effects of coping, acculturation, and ethnic support.

Full Abstract

The authors evaluated the effects of cultural norms and social contexts on coping processes involved in dealing with perceived racial discrimination. Cross-sectional data derived from personal interviews with Korean immigrants residing in Toronto were analyzed. Among the respondents, active, problem-focused coping styles were more effective in reducing the impacts on depression of perceived discrimination, while frequent use of passive, emotion-focused coping had debilitating mental health effects. The present findings lend greater support to a social contextual explanation than to a cultural maintenance explanation of coping processes. They also suggest that, when empowered with sufficient social resources, racial minority individuals of diverse cultural heritages are more likely to confront than to accept racial bias.

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Author information

Author/s: Noh, Samuel (S); Kaspar, Violet (V);

Affiliation: Department of Sociology and the Institute for Health and Social Policy, University of Akron, Ohio 44325, USA. snoh(-atsign-)uakron.edu

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Journal: American journal of public health (Am J Public Health), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2003-Feb; vol 93 (issue 2) : pp 232-8

Dates: Created 2003/01/29; Completed 2003/02/28; Revised 2008/11/20;

PMID: 12554575, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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MeSH headings (categories)

This article was linked to the MESH Headings shown below.

Acculturation
Adaptation, Psychological
Adult
Cross-Sectional Studies
Depression - ethnology; prevention & control
Emigration and Immigration
Ethnic Groups - psychology
Evaluation Studies as Topic
Female
Humans

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