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The What, the Why, and the How: A Review of Racial Microaggressions Research in Psychology

Overview of attention for article published in Race and Social Problems, October 2013
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Title
The What, the Why, and the How: A Review of Racial Microaggressions Research in Psychology
Published in
Race and Social Problems, October 2013
DOI 10.1007/s12552-013-9107-9
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Gloria Wong, Annie O. Derthick, E. J. R. David, Anne Saw, Sumie Okazaki

Abstract

Since the publication of Sue et al. (Am Psychol 62:271-286, 2007a, b) seminal article, there has been an enormous scholarly interest in psychology on this construct of racial microaggressions-subtle everyday experiences of racism. In this paper, we provide a review of racial microaggressions research literature in psychology since 2007, following the publication of the first comprehensive taxonomy of racial microaggressions, which provided a conceptual framework and directions for research related to racial microaggressions. However, our review suggests that important conceptual and methodological issues remain to be addressed in the three domains: (1) what are racial microaggressions and who do they impact; (2) why are racial microaggressions important to examine; and (3) how are racial microaggressions currently studied and how might we improve the methodologies used to study racial microaggressions. We propose recommendations to further facilitate racial microaggressions research, improve the scientific rigor of racial microaggressions research, and contribute toward a more complete and sophisticated understanding of the concept and consequences of racial microaggressions-a construct that is undoubtedly salient and psychologically relevant among many members of racial minority groups.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United States 4 1%
Portugal 1 <1%
Unknown 386 99%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 85 22%
Student > Master 57 15%
Student > Doctoral Student 53 14%
Student > Bachelor 29 7%
Researcher 22 6%
Other 58 15%
Unknown 87 22%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Psychology 155 40%
Social Sciences 72 18%
Business, Management and Accounting 14 4%
Nursing and Health Professions 11 3%
Arts and Humanities 11 3%
Other 33 8%
Unknown 95 24%
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