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Perceived Racism and Affective Responses to Ambiguous Interpersonal Interactions among African American Men

Gary G. Bennett

Harvard School of Public Health Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Marcellus M. Merritt

National Institute on Aging

Christopher L. Edwards

Duke University Medical Center

John J. Sollers, III

National Institute on Aging

The current study examined affective responses to ambiguous interpersonal interactions containing both ambiguous and overtly racist content. Participants included 74 African American males (ages 18-47), half of whom heard a depiction of a negative social interaction with blatantly racist content (BRC). The remaining participants heard a similar scenario containing no racist content (NRC). Negative affect scores were higher for those in the BRC group, yet individuals in the ambiguous (NRC) condition who reported perceptions of racism in the scenario showed greater negative affect reactivity than those who saw no racism in the scenario. Among those in the NRC group, self-reported past experiences with racial discrimination moderated the effect of perceived racism on negative affect. The authors conclude that the perception of racial discrimination, in particular when evaluating ambiguous situations, may have profound affective consequences for Black men.

Key Words: racism • discrimination • emotions • stress • ethnicity

American Behavioral Scientist, Vol. 47, No. 7, 963-976 (2004)
DOI: 10.1177/0002764203261070
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