Microaggressions and Sexual Risk Behaviors in Black College Women: A Moderated Mediation Analysis

The study examined the association between microaggressions and sexual risk behaviors, the mediating role of anxiety, and the moderation of this mediation by bicultural self‐efficacy. One hundred twenty‐six Black college women (mean age = 20.63) completed a survey. A moderated mediation analysis sho...

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Published in:Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development 2019-04, Vol.47 (2), p.108-118
Main Authors: Marks, Laura Reid, Çiftçi, Ayşe
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
African American Students
Aggression
ansiedad
Anxiety
autoeficacia bicultural
bicultural self‐efficacy
Biculturalism
Bisexuality
Black college students
Black people
College Students
comportamientos sexuales de riesgo
Correlation
estudiantes universitarias
Females
Health Behavior
Mediation
Mental Health
Microaggressions
microagresiones
Physical Health
Risk
Risk behavior
Role
Self Efficacy
Sexual behavior
sexual risk behaviors
Sexuality
Studies
Women
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Summary:The study examined the association between microaggressions and sexual risk behaviors, the mediating role of anxiety, and the moderation of this mediation by bicultural self‐efficacy. One hundred twenty‐six Black college women (mean age = 20.63) completed a survey. A moderated mediation analysis showed that anxiety partially mediated the relationship between microaggressions and sexual risk behaviors and that bicultural self‐efficacy did not significantly moderate the indirect relationship. Findings indicate the importance of microaggressions in psychological and physical health. El estudio examinó la asociación entre microagresiones y comportamientos sexuales de riesgo, el papel mediador de la ansiedad y la moderación de esta mediación la autoeficacia bicultural. Ciento veintiséis mujeres negras universitarias (media de edad = 20.63) completaron una encuesta. Un análisis de mediación moderada mostró que la ansiedad medió parcialmente la relación entre microagresiones y comportamientos sexuales de riesgo, y que la autoeficacia bicultural no moderó la relación indirecta de forma significativa. Los hallazgos indican la importancia de las microagresiones en la salud física y psicológica.
ISSN:0883-8534
2161-1912
DOI:10.1002/jmcd.12125