Protective factors against the effects of discrimination on anxiety among latine engineers
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Latine individuals experience unique stressors related to their marginalized status that place them at high risk for developing adverse mental and physical health outcomes. Alongside the culture in engineering fields, Latine engineers remain underrepresented, further exacerbating feelings of marginalization and minority stressors. Minority stressors related to gender marginalization are also experienced among Latine women. While the relationship between discrimination and adverse mental health outcomes, such as anxiety, has been supported in the literature, the role of cultural factors in this relationship has been limited. This correlational study aimed to examine the moderating role of acculturation and enculturation on the relationship between anticipated gender-based and race-based discrimination in the workforce and anxiety one year later among Latine men and women in engineering. The results demonstrate a significant temporal relationship between race-based discrimination and anxiety, only among Latine men. Moreover, acculturation and enculturation were not significant moderators of the relationship between anticipated discrimination and anxiety in this sample. There is a need for future research to examine the role of cultural factors in mitigating the adverse effects of discrimination. Recommendations for future research and clinical practice are provided.
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