Acceptability of racial microaggressions among Asian American college students: internalized model minority myth, individualism, and social conscience as correlates

How much someone finds a racial microaggression to be acceptable can vary. We focus on the acceptability of racial microaggressions among Asian American college students, in relation to cultural and religious variables. We predicted that internalized model minority stereotype and individualism will...

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Published in:Mental health, religion & culture
Authors: Law, Josephine P. (Author) ; Kim, Paul Youngbin (Author) ; Lee, Jamie H. (Author) ; Bau, Katharine E. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Taylor & Francis 2019
In: Mental health, religion & culture
Further subjects:B Individualism
B Acceptability of racial microaggressions
B Asian Americans
B Religiosity
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Summary:How much someone finds a racial microaggression to be acceptable can vary. We focus on the acceptability of racial microaggressions among Asian American college students, in relation to cultural and religious variables. We predicted that internalized model minority stereotype and individualism will be associated with being more accepting of microaggressions. We predicted that social conscience, or the belief that the church should be active in social justice, will be associated with being less accepting of microaggressions. Results based on 102 Asian American students indicated that vertical individualism predicts greater acceptance of microaggressions, and results based on 77 Christian individuals out of the 102 participants indicated that social conscience predicts less acceptance of microaggressions. Excessive individualism may lead one to ignore the impact of racism and have a greater tolerance for microaggressions, whereas social conscience may support participation in social justice efforts, which may lead to a greater awareness of microaggressions.
ISSN:1469-9737
Contains:Enthalten in: Mental health, religion & culture
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/13674676.2019.1699040