OBJECTIVES This qualitative investigation examined how Black emerging adults cope with their worst experiences of racism at multiple levels (individual, cultural, and institutional). METHODS A sample of 189 Black emerging adults (M age = 19.34, 68.3% female) from a predominantly White institution completed an online questionnaire with an open-ended question regarding their worst experience of racism and how they coped. Responses to these questions were coded using deductive coding schemes based on established theory-Jones' (1997) tripartite model of racism and Harrell's (2000) typology of coping. RESULTS Results indicated that the majority of participants utilized active and inner-directed coping strategies in response to their worst experience. More participants responded to institutional-level racism with active rather than passive coping. There were no differences in proportions of participants who responded to individual- or cultural-level racism with active rather than passive coping. Similar proportions of participants also reported inner-directed versus outer-directed coping in response to individual-, cultural-, and institutional-level experiences. CONCLUSIONS Implications for practice, policy, and programming to support the mental health of Black emerging adults are discussed. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved).

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“说起来容易做起来难”：对黑人新兴成年人应对多层次种族主义的定性调查。

目的这项定性调查研究了黑人新兴成年人如何应对他们在多个层面（个人，文化和制度上）的最恶劣的种族主义经历。方法从以白人为主的机构的189名黑人新兴成年人（M年龄= 19.34，女性占68.3％）的样本中，完成了一个在线调查表，该表存在一个开放式的问题，涉及他们最差的种族主义经历以及如何应对。使用推论编码方案对这些问题的答案进行编码，该方案基于已建立的理论-琼斯（1997）的种族主义三方模型和哈雷尔（2000）的应对类型。结果结果表明，大多数参与者在应对自己最糟糕的经历时都采用了主动和内向的应对策略。越来越多的参与者以主动而非被动的应对方式回应了制度层面的种族主义。通过积极而非被动应对方式回应个人或文化层面种族主义的参与者比例没有差异。相似比例的参与者还报告了针对个人，文化和机构层面经验的内向应对和外向应对。结论讨论了支持黑人新兴成年人心理健康的实践，政策和计划的含义。（PsycInfo数据库记录（c）2021 APA，保留所有权利）。相似比例的参与者还报告了针对个人，文化和机构层面经验的内向应对和外向应对。结论讨论了支持黑人新兴成年人心理健康的实践，政策和计划的含义。（PsycInfo数据库记录（c）2021 APA，保留所有权利）。相似比例的参与者还报告了针对个人，文化和机构层面经验的内向应对和外向应对。结论讨论了支持黑人新兴成年人心理健康的实践，政策和计划的含义。（PsycInfo数据库记录（c）2021 APA，保留所有权利）。