Title
Religion and Spirituality as a Coping Mechanism for Racial Microaggressions: A Literature Review
Date of Award
12-2022
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts - School Psychology
Department
Human Services
First Advisor
Dr. Nina Ellis-Hervey
Second Advisor
Dr. Daniel McCleary
Third Advisor
Dr. Elaine Turner
Fourth Advisor
Dr. Amanda Rudolph
Abstract
Racial discrimination is still very prevalent in the United States. People of color continue to face racism despite efforts to eradicate it. Sometimes it comes in a more subtle form known as a microaggression which can be an everyday occurrence for many people (Lewis & Neville, 2015). This is a unique stressor in that it targets an aspect of an individual that cannot be changed, and it requires the individual to decide to either confront their offender or handle it in a different manner. The goal of this paper is to perform a literature review to investigate if African Americans use religion and/or spirituality to cope with everyday microaggressions. For a study to be reviewed it had to include African Americans, discuss racial discrimination, and discuss religion and/or spirituality as a coping mechanism. The exclusionary factors were as follows: participants were under the age of 18 and the article did not include a study with participants. It is predicted that African Americans rely on their religion and/or spirituality to help cope with racial microaggressions.
Keywords: religion, spirituality, racial discrimination, coping
Repository Citation
Anderson, Ashia, "Religion and Spirituality as a Coping Mechanism for Racial Microaggressions: A Literature Review" (2022). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 481.
https://scholarworks.sfasu.edu/etds/481
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