Description

In a digital world where social media and online content is easily accessible, it is becoming ever more important to think about online racism and the impact it has on people of color. According to research, there is a unique difference between online racism versus traditional means of exposure. Once the exposure to online racism occurs, it is the hope that mental health professionals have the appropriate interventions to help their clients. For this episode, Dr. Keum shares his research and strategies that mental health professionals can adopt to support their clients exposed to online racism.

Dr. Keum's Contact:

Email - briankeum@g.ucla.edu

Website - https://hitlab.luskin.ucla.edu/

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Research

Several Research Papers Briefly Mentioned in this Episode

1. Profiles of online racism exposure and mental health among Asian, Black, and Latinx emerging adults in the United States

2. Online Racism, Rumination, and Vigilance: Impact on Distress, Loneliness, and Alcohol Use

3. Coping with online racism: Patterns of online social support seeking and anti-racism advocacy associated with online racism, and correlates of ethnic-racial socialization, perceived health, and alcohol use severity

4. Witnessing racism against racial minority individuals online and loneliness among White emerging adults: Anti‐racism advocacy as a moderator