Moderators for race-based couple discrimination and problem-solving for Black-White couples: the role of ethnic identity and self-esteem
dc.contributor.author | Patel, Sunny | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-05-08T14:36:01Z | |
dc.date.available | 2020-05-08T14:36:01Z | |
dc.date.graduationmonth | May | en_US |
dc.date.issued | 2020-05-01 | |
dc.date.published | 2020 | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | Interracial marriages continue to lack support in the U.S. society despite the rise in the number of persons entering such unions. Understanding how Black-White couples cope with race-based couple discrimination within their relationships can help therapists build couple resilience. Informed by the minority stress model, this study examined the relationship between race-based couple discrimination and problem-solving in 178 Black-White marriages. The study further examined how protective factors --ethnic identity and self-esteem -- may buffer the effects of discrimination on problem-solving. Results indicated that interracial couples experience discrimination. As expected, an initial overall regression analysis found couple discrimination negatively linked to problem-solving. However, closer examination across race and gender revealed that couple discrimination was negatively associated with problem-solving for Black wives and White husbands. This relationship was moderated by ethnic identity for Black wives and self-esteem for White wives. Although Black husbands in this study reported the highest levels of couple discrimination and use of problem-solving, results did not indicate a significant relationship between the two. Implications for clinical work and future research are discussed. | en_US |
dc.description.advisor | Joyce A. Baptist | en_US |
dc.description.degree | Master of Science | en_US |
dc.description.department | School of Family Studies and Human Services | en_US |
dc.description.level | Masters | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/2097/40622 | |
dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
dc.subject | Black-White couples | en_US |
dc.subject | Self-esteem | en_US |
dc.subject | Ethnic identity | en_US |
dc.subject | interracial | en_US |
dc.subject | marriages | en_US |
dc.subject | discrimination | en_US |
dc.subject | problem-solving | en_US |
dc.subject | race-based couple discrimination | en_US |
dc.subject | Black husbands | en_US |
dc.subject | White husbands | en_US |
dc.subject | White wives | en_US |
dc.subject | Black Wives | en_US |
dc.title | Moderators for race-based couple discrimination and problem-solving for Black-White couples: the role of ethnic identity and self-esteem | en_US |
dc.type | Thesis | en_US |