Date of Award

12-31-2018

Document Type

Campus Access Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Arts (MA)

Department

Clinical Psychology

First Advisor

Tahirah Abdullah

Second Advisor

Karen Suyemoto

Third Advisor

Alice Carter

Abstract

This study investigated the relation between racism-related stress and resistance and empowerment against racism, specifically how collective self-esteem may play a role in Black Americans’ decisions to resist racism. I used a moderated moderation model to explore these relations. Consistent with the hypothesis, results indicated that there was a significant positive association between racism-related stress and resistance and empowerment against racism and that the public aspect of collective self-esteem was a significant moderator of this relation. However, contrary to the hypothesis, the private aspect of collective self-esteem was not found to be a significant moderator of the relation between racism-related stress and resistance and empowerment against racism. Further, inconsistent with the hypothesis, the moderated moderation, or the interaction between private and public aspects of collective self-esteem, was not found to be significant. These results suggest that racism-related stress significantly impacts how much Black Americans in this study engaged in resistance and empowerment against racism. Finally, the results also suggest that the public aspect of collective self-esteem in particular plays an important role in how much Black American individuals encountering racism-related stress resist and empower themselves against racism.

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