Department of Psychology, Fordham University.
School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Tulane University.
Cultur Divers Ethnic Minor Psychol. 2024 Apr;30(2):319-329. doi: 10.1037/cdp0000534. Epub 2022 Feb 28.
Vicarious racism-witnessing or hearing about other individuals of one's ethnic/racial group being the target of racism-has been salient among Asian Americans during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. There is emerging evidence that such experiences adversely impact several health-related outcomes, including sleep. The present study examines associations between vicarious racism and subjective sleep duration and quality, and the potential moderating role of ethnic/racial identity (ERI).
Multivariable regression models assessed the association between vicarious racism, private regard, and centrality on self-reported sleep disturbance and duration. The sample consisted of an online sample of 600 Asian American adults ( = 38.55, = 17.11; 65.17% female; 60% ≥ Bachelor's degree) recruited from May to June 2020.
Vicarious racism was associated with compromised sleep quality and duration, including after adjustment for sociodemographic variables that have been linked to sleep. Private regard toward one's own ethnic/racial group and centrality of ethnicity/race to self-identity buffered the association between vicarious racism and sleep quality and duration. Adverse effects of high vicarious racism on sleep quality and duration were lessened among respondents reporting high levels of ERI private regard and centrality.
Findings from this study extend research on racism and sleep by examining vicarious racism, an understudied facet of racism, and by focusing specifically on Asian Americans and in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Future research and practice should consider expanding research on discrimination to include a broader range of unjust experiences. Vicarious racism contributes to health hazards experienced by Asian Americans during the COVID-19 pandemic. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).
在冠状病毒病（COVID-19）大流行期间，代际种族主义——目睹或听到自己所属族裔/种族群体的其他人成为种族主义的目标——在亚裔美国人中尤为明显。有新的证据表明，这种经历会对几个与健康相关的结果产生不利影响，包括睡眠。本研究考察了代际种族主义与主观睡眠时长和质量之间的关联，以及族裔/种族认同（ERI）的潜在调节作用。
多变量回归模型评估了代际种族主义、私人看法和中心性与自我报告的睡眠障碍和时长之间的关联。该样本由 2020 年 5 月至 6 月期间从网上招募的 600 名亚裔美国成年人组成（n=3855，M=17.11；65.17%为女性；60%≥学士学位）。
代际种族主义与睡眠质量和时长受损有关，包括在调整与睡眠有关的社会人口变量后也是如此。对自己所属族裔/种族的私人看法以及族裔/种族对自我认同的中心性缓冲了代际种族主义与睡眠质量和时长之间的关联。在报告 ERI 私人看法和中心性水平较高的受访者中，高代际种族主义对睡眠质量和时长的不利影响减弱。
本研究通过考察代际种族主义（种族主义研究中一个被忽视的方面），并特别关注亚裔美国人在 COVID-19 大流行背景下的种族主义和睡眠问题，扩展了种族主义和睡眠方面的研究。未来的研究和实践应该考虑将歧视研究扩展到包括更广泛的不公正经历。代际种族主义加剧了亚裔美国人在 COVID-19 大流行期间所经历的健康危害。（APA，2024）
