Date of Award
Summer 8-2023
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Department
Psychology
Program/Concentration
Virginia Consortium Program in Clinical Psychology
Committee Director
James F. Paulson
Committee Member
Desideria S. Hacker
Committee Member
Michelle L. Kelley
Abstract
Marginalized communities, specifically Black Americans, have been disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic which has resulted in more hospitalizations and deaths within this particular community. However, this disproportionate impact of COVID-19 is likely the result of ongoing health disparities related to a lack of access to adequate healthcare. In addition to health disparities specifically related to COVID-19, Black Americans have also experienced public displays of racial discrimination resulting from the systemic racism that has occurred for many years. It has been determined that stress spillover can impact relationship factors and this same spillover may be an important factor by which health disparities and experiences related to racial discrimination may spill over into family functioning and relationships within Black families. Therefore, the present study sought to examine the impact of perceived racial discrimination on the relationship between COVID-19-related stressors and family functioning as well as the impact of experiences of racial socialization on these relationships. It was hypothesized that race would moderate the relationship between COVID-related stressors/risk and family function. It was also hypothesized that racial discrimination would moderate the relationship between COVID-related stressors/risk and family function in Black families. Lastly, it was expected that the moderating effect of racial discrimination would be conditional based on experiences of racial socialization within Black families.
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DOI
10.25777/jkfx-2n86
ISBN
9798380393041
Recommended Citation
Alexander, Regina L..
"The Impact of Covid-19 Stressors, Racial Discrimination, and Racial Socialization on Family Functioning in Black Families"
(2023). Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Dissertation, Psychology, Old Dominion University, DOI: 10.25777/jkfx-2n86
https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/psychology_etds/407
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Comments
The VIRGINIA CONSORTIUM PROGRAM IN CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY is a joint program of Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk State University, and Old Dominion University.