OBJECTIVES The literature on Asian Americans yields mixed findings regarding the protective effects of ethnic identity on the racial discrimination-psychological distress link (Park, Schwartz, Lee, Kim, & Rodriguez, 2013). This study introduces metastereotype awareness (MSA; the awareness one has regarding stereotypes others hold of their group) into this relationship, focusing on the stereotype of Asians as unsociable. METHOD We examined a 3-way interaction between racial discrimination, ethnic identity commitment, and MSA on a latent psychological distress variable among a sample of Asian American emerging adults attending predominantly White universities (N = 276, 60% female, mean age = 20). RESULTS Structural equation modeling suggested a significant 3-way interaction in which the protective role of ethnic identity commitment varied depending on the level of MSA. Specifically, high levels of ethnic identity commitment buffered the racial discrimination-psychological distress link for individuals reporting high levels of MSA. Furthermore, low levels of ethnic identity commitment buffered the discrimination-psychological distress link for Asian American students reporting low levels of MSA. In contrast, a positive link between discrimination and psychological distress persisted for Asian American students reporting a combination of high ethnic identity and low MSA and vice versa. CONCLUSION In summary, Asian American college students who had high levels of both ethnic identity commitment and MSA or low levels on both variables were protected from psychological distress associated with racial discrimination. These findings illuminate the nuanced relationship between racial discrimination, ethnic identity commitment, and MSA in predicting psychological distress outcomes for Asian Americans. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved).

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在主要是白人大学的亚裔美国人中，族裔认同和变型观念在种族歧视-心理适应中的作用。

目标关于亚裔美国人的文献得出的结论不一，涉及种族认同对种族歧视-心理困扰的保护作用（Park，Schwartz，Lee，Kim和Rodriguez，2013年）。这项研究在这种关系中引入了元定型观念（MSA；一个人对其他人持有的刻板印象的认识），重点是亚洲人的定型观念。方法我们调查了以白人为主的亚裔亚裔新兴成年人的样本（N = 276，女性60％，平均年龄= 20）中，种族歧视，种族认同承诺和MSA在潜在心理困扰变量上的三向交互作用。 。结果结构方程模型表明存在显着的三向相互作用，其中种族认同承诺的保护作用取决于MSA的水平。具体而言，高水平的民族认同承诺为报告高水平MSA的个人缓冲了种族歧视-心理困扰。此外，低水平的民族认同承诺减轻了报告低水平MSA的亚裔美国学生的歧视心理困扰。相反，对于亚裔美国人来说，歧视与心理困扰之间存在着积极联系，亚裔学生报告了高民族认同和低MSA的组合，反之亦然。结论总而言之，亚裔美国人的大学生具有较高的种族认同承诺和MSA或两个变量均较低，可以免受种族歧视引起的心理困扰。这些发现阐明了种族歧视，种族认同承诺和MSA在预测亚裔美国人心理困扰结果方面的细微关系。（PsycINFO数据库记录（c）2020 APA，保留所有权利）。