Empirical evidence demonstrates that racism is a source of traumatic stress for racial/ethnic minorities, particularly African Americans. Like race and racism, skin tone and experiences of colorism-an often overlooked form of discrimination that privileges lighter skinned over darker skinned individuals, although not uniformly, may also result in traumatic stress. This article proposes a new conceptual model of skin-tone trauma. The model depicts how historical and contemporary underpinnings of colorism lead to colorist incidents that may directly and indirectly, by eliciting traumatic stress reactions, lead to negative effects on the health and interpersonal relationships of African Americans. Key tenets of critical race and intersectionality theories are used to highlight the complexities of skin-tone trauma as a result of intersectional identities on the basis of existing social hierarchies. Last, we present suggestions for researchers, as well as recommendations and strategies for practitioners, to unmask "skin-tone wounds" and promote healing for individuals, families, and communities that suffer from skin-tone trauma. Skin-tone trauma should be acknowledged by researchers, scholars, and practitioners to better understand and assess the widespread scope of trauma in the African American community.

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皮肤外伤：对非洲裔美国人健康和人际交往的历史和当代影响。

经验证据表明，种族主义是种族/族裔少数群体，特别是非裔美国人遭受创伤的一种压力。像种族和种族主义一样，肤色和配色经验是一种经常被忽视的歧视形式，尽管肤色较浅，但肤色较浅的人优先于肤色较黑的人，这也可能导致创伤性压力。本文提出了一种新的皮肤创伤概念模型。该模型描述了色彩主义的历史和当代基础如何导致色彩主义事件，这些事件可能通过引发创伤性压力反应而直接或间接地导致对非裔美国人的健康和人际关系的负面影响。批判种族和交叉性理论的主要原则用于强调基于现有社会等级制的交叉身份所导致的肤色创伤的复杂性。最后，我们为研究人员提供建议，并为从业人员提供建议和策略，以揭露“皮肤伤口”并促进遭受皮肤创伤的个人，家庭和社区的康复。研究人员，学者和从业人员应承认肤色创伤，以更好地理解和评估非裔美国人社区中广泛的创伤范围。遭受皮肤创伤的家庭和社区。研究人员，学者和从业人员应承认肤色创伤，以更好地理解和评估非裔美国人社区中广泛的创伤范围。遭受皮肤创伤的家庭和社区。研究人员，学者和从业人员应承认肤色创伤，以更好地理解和评估非裔美国人社区中广泛的创伤范围。