Role of anti-Asian racism for subjective well-being among people of Asian origin in Germany.

This study tested the role of discrimination experiences for subjective well-being in a sample of Asian origin people in Germany. Method: A total of 671 participants (76.5% women) who self-identified as being of Asian origin participated in an online survey in December 2020. Participants completed several measures of racial–ethnic discrimination experiences, some of which were related to the pandemic (e.g., experienced microaggressions and perceived change in discrimination experiences during the pandemic), as well as indicators of subjective well-being (positive and negative affect, life satisfaction, and subjective health status). Results: In structural equation models, discrimination experiences were associated with lower subjective well-being (b = −.36, SE = .16, p
Source: Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research