Abstract
Objective: Examining well-being in the face of racial trauma is timely, clinically significant, and severely understudied, especially in Black populations. To address this gap, we investigated the relationship between flourishing and posttraumatic growth among Black undergraduates who reported a history of racial trauma. Method: Participants were 96 Black college students recruited from a predominantly White Midwestern university, all of whom reported experience of racial trauma. Participants completed the Flourishing Scale and Posttraumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI) in an online survey. Most were women/cisgender female/female (66.67%) and identified as religious (66%); 47% were first-generation college students. The average age of the sample was 21.14 (SD = 5.46). Results: We analyzed Flourishing and PTGI scores for students who were able to identify/recall a racially traumatic event/experience using linear regression. Results indicated that after controlling for sociodemographic factors, scores on the PTGI significantly predicted Flourishing scores and accounted for 29.4% of the variance. Conclusions: These findings suggest that those who are able to deepen connections with others, tap into their inner strengths, gain new perspectives and a new appreciation for life, and connect to spirituality not only grow but are more likely to report flourishing. Contributing empirical evidence to the reliability (a =.91)
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 37-44 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy |
Volume | 15 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 27 2022 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This research was funded by NIFA Hatch Project No. MIN-52-097
Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 American Psychological Association
Keywords
- Black college students
- antiblackness
- flourishing
- posttraumatic growth
- racial trauma
PubMed: MeSH publication types
- Journal Article