ABSTRACT

Muslim Americans increasingly have been targets of discrimination. Previous research has provided preliminary evidence that higher perceived discrimination is associated with higher symptoms of discrimination-related posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms and higher discrimination-related posttraumatic growth (PTG). Further research in other contexts has shown that PTSD symptoms mediate the relationship between event severity and PTG. However, no existing studies have explored discrimination-related PTG and whether PTSD symptoms mediate the relationship between perceived discrimination and discrimination-related PTG among Muslim Americans. The current study included 110 Muslim American college students who completed an online survey assessing perceived discrimination, discrimination-related PTSD symptoms, and discrimination-related PTG. Higher perceived discrimination was significantly associated with higher discrimination-related PTG at the bivariate level. In a multivariable mediation model, the indirect effect of perceived discrimination on discrimination-related PTG via discrimination-related PTSD was statistically significant. The results suggest that clinicians working with Muslim American college students should attend to the ways in which their discriminatory experiences could foster PTG, in addition to helping them cope with PTSD symptoms.

摘要

穆斯林美国人越来越成为歧视的对象。先前的研究提供了初步的证据，即较高的感知歧视与歧视相关的创伤后应激障碍（PTSD）症状和较高的歧视相关的创伤后生长（PTG）症状相关。在其他情况下的进一步研究表明，PTSD症状可调节事件严重性与PTG之间的关系。但是，没有现有的研究探讨歧视相关的PTG，以及PTSD症状是否介导了穆斯林美国人之间的感知歧视与歧视相关的PTG之间的关系。当前的研究包括110名美国穆斯林学生，他们完成了一项在线调查，评估感知的歧视，与歧视相关的PTSD症状和与歧视相关的PTG。在双变量水平上，较高的感知歧视与较高的歧视相关PTG显着相关。在多变量调解模型中，通过歧视相关的PTSD对歧视相关的PTG的感知歧视的间接影响具有统计学意义。结果表明，与穆斯林美国大学生一起工作的临床医生除应帮助他们应对PTSD症状外，还应考虑其歧视性经历可以促进PTG的发展。