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.

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美国穆斯林青年的歧视和创伤后成长：通过创伤后应激障碍症状进行调解

穆斯林美国人越来越成为歧视的目标。先前的研究提供了初步证据，表明更高的感知歧视与更高的歧视相关的创伤后应激障碍 (PTSD) 症状和更高的歧视相关的创伤后成长 (PTG) 相关。在其他情况下的进一步研究表明，PTSD 症状介导了事件严重程度和 PTG 之间的关系。然而，没有现有的研究探讨与歧视相关的 PTG 以及 PTSD 症状是否介导了美国穆斯林中感知到的歧视与与歧视相关的 PTG 之间的关系。目前的研究包括 110 名美国穆斯林大学生，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，更高的感知歧视与更高的歧视相关 PTG 显着相关。在多变量中介模型中，感知歧视通过歧视相关 PTSD 对歧视相关 PTG 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了帮助他们应对 PTSD 症状外，还应该关注他们的歧视性经历如何促进 PTG。