Abstract
Emerging evidence suggests that the effects of the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic have disproportionately impacted minoritized populations, including rising rates of hate crimes directed at Asian Americans. Asian and White students (N = 1,261) at a large public university completed a survey of theirexperiences during the first month of the COVID-19 pandemic. Measures included anxiety, depression, academic engagement, and experienced discrimination. Using structural equation modeling, we found that Asian participants reported experiencing higher discrimination during the first month of the pandemic (e.g., being treated as if you have a disease) compared to White participants. Experienced discrimination was associated with significantly higher levels of depression and anxiety and significantly lower levels of academic engagement.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 380-383 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Stigma and Health |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2021 |
Funding
This study was funded by the National Science Foundation Division of Human Resource Development Grant no. 2032386
Keywords
- COVID-19
- coronavirus
- discrimination
- distress
- race
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Clinical Psychology
- Social Psychology
- Health Policy
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
- Psychiatry and Mental health
