Internalized Racism and Mental Health
Society of Clinical Psychology
APRIL 7, 2020
A recent article out now by Sosoo, Bernard, and Neblett (2019) titled “the influence of internalized racism on the relationship between discrimination and anxiety” shows that different types of race-related stress, particularly racial discrimination and internalized racism, may combine to adversely impact mental health over time. Specifically, in their study, Sosoo and colleagues found that Black participants who endorsed greater levels of internalized racism (i.e., internalization of negative s
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