Racial Battle Fatigue for Latina/o Students: A Quantitative Perspective. (October 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Franklin, Jeremy D.; Smith, William A.; Hung, Man
• Is Part Of: Journal of Hispanic higher education. Volume 13:Number 4(2014:Oct.)
• Page Start: 303
• Page End: 322
• Publication Date: 2014-10
• Subjects: higher education -- racial battle fatigue -- Latina/o -- quantitative -- stress -- sociology; Hispanic Americans -- Education (Higher) -- United States -- Periodicals; 378.1982968073
• DOI: 10.1177/1538192714540530
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1538-1927

Abstract

Previous literature demonstrates that as a result of racial microaggressions and hostile campus racial climates, Latina/o students often state they experience psychological, physiological, and behavioral stress responses during and after racialized incidents on campuses. The purpose of this study is to quantitatively test the racial battle fatigue framework for Latina/o students using structural equation modeling. Findings suggest that psychological stress responses for Latinas/os are most impacted by racial microaggressions in the racial battle fatigue framework.