Gendered racial microaggressions predict posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms and cognitions among Black women living with HIV.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Gendered racial microaggression (GRM) experienced by Black women living with HIV (BWLWH) is a potentially important variable for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptomatology in this population. GRM refers to everyday insults experienced by Black women on the basis of being both Black and female (e.g., comments about Black women's hair and body). We investigated the associations between GRM, race- and HIV-related discrimination, and trauma symptoms among BWLWH and explored whether gendered racial microaggressions contributed uniquely to trauma symptoms above the contribution of race- and HIV-related discrimination.

Method

One-hundred BWLWH in the U.S. completed baseline measures on GRM (frequency and appraisal), racial discrimination, HIV-related discriminati

SUBMITTER: Dale SK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6889033 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature