Racism and resilience of pandemic proportions: online harassment of Asian Americans during COVID-19

IF 1.6 2区文学 Q2 COMMUNICATION Journal of Applied Communication Research Pub Date : 2022-11-02 DOI:10.1080/00909882.2022.2141068

S. Tong, Elizabeth Stoycheff, Rahul Mitra

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ABSTRACT This study explores perceptions of online racial hate speech directed at Asian Americans in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic. We examined how individuals’ enactment of resilience communication in response to that threat affected their self-reported estimates of personal health. Using a nationally representative survey (n = 1767) that oversampled Asian Americans (n = 455), we found that Asian Americans perceived the problem of online hate speech to be more severe than members of non-targeted groups. Analysis revealed a mediated pathway through which heightened perceptions of online racial hate speech were positively associated with individuals’ enactment of specific resilience processes tied to identity affirmation, which was linked to positive gains in psychological health. Results contribute to resilience theory in the context of racism and the observed relationships between resilience communication and health. We discuss how individuals in minoritized communities and allies might use resilience to combat the synergistic stressors of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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种族主义和流行病的复原力:2019冠状病毒病期间亚裔美国人的网络骚扰

本研究探讨了在2019冠状病毒病大流行期间，美国针对亚裔美国人的在线种族仇恨言论的看法。我们研究了个体在应对这种威胁时制定的弹性沟通如何影响他们对个人健康的自我报告估计。通过对亚裔美国人(n = 455)进行的一项全国代表性调查(n = 1767)，我们发现亚裔美国人认为网络仇恨言论的问题比非目标群体的成员更严重。分析揭示了一个中介途径，通过该途径，对在线种族仇恨言论的高度感知与个人制定与身份肯定相关的特定弹性过程呈正相关，这与心理健康的积极收益有关。结果有助于种族主义背景下的弹性理论以及观察到的弹性沟通与健康之间的关系。我们讨论了少数群体社区和盟友的个人如何利用复原力来应对COVID-19大流行的协同压力因素。

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Applied Communication Research publishes original scholarship that addresses or challenges the relation between theory and practice in understanding communication in applied contexts. All theoretical and methodological approaches are welcome, as are all contextual areas. Original research studies should apply existing theory and research to practical solutions, problems, and practices should illuminate how embodied activities inform and reform existing theory or should contribute to theory development. Research articles should offer critical summaries of theory or research and demonstrate ways in which the critique can be used to explain, improve or understand communication practices or process in a specific context.