Microaggressions are a common way that individuals experience racism in the United States. The current study examined the extent to which microaggressions contribute to mental health difficulties, namely trauma reactions and depression, after controlling for other traumatic event exposures. We sought to address gaps in the literature by quantitatively assessing the associations among microaggressions, posttraumatic stress symptoms, and depression symptoms. Participants were 140 young adults of color (68.8% female) who were recruited online. Linear regression analyses evidenced that microaggressions were uniquely associated with depression symptoms, B = 0.27, after controlling for lifetime traumatic event exposures, with this association partially mediated by trauma reactions, B = 0.49. These results suggest that microaggressions are a clinically relevant factor in understanding mental health problems reported by Black, Indigenous, and People of Color in the United States and warrant analysis, assessment, and intervention through a trauma lens.

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微攻击对有色人种青年抑郁症的影响：调查创伤事件暴露和创伤反应的影响

微侵略是个人在美国体验种族主义的一种常见方式。目前的研究检查了在控制其他创伤事件暴露后，微攻击导致心理健康困难的程度，即创伤反应和抑郁。我们试图通过定量评估微攻击、创伤后压力症状和抑郁症状之间的关联来弥补文献中的空白。参与者是在线招募的 140 名有色人种年轻人（68.8% 为女性）。线性回归分析表明，在控制终生创伤事件暴露后，微攻击与抑郁症状唯一相关，B = 0.27，这种关联部分由创伤反应介导，B= 0.49。这些结果表明，微攻击是理解美国黑人、土著和有色人种报告的心理健康问题的临床相关因素，需要通过创伤镜头进行分析、评估和干预。