Publication Date
9-24-2025
Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Social Psychology of Education
Volume
28
Issue
1
DOI
10.1007/s11218-025-10137-2
Abstract
Time online involves the risk of direct and vicarious online racial/ethnic discrimination. This study examined the day-to-day associations between online racial/ethnic discrimination and positive and negative affect, somatic symptoms, and anxiety. Participants were 208 fourth-year college students (25% men, 72.1% women, 2.9% not reporting gender; 36.1% Asian, 30.3% White, 17.3% Latinx, 7.7% Multiethnic, 8.7% Other; M age = 22 years). The sample resided in the U.S. Data were collected in 2020. Longitudinal data were collected via online surveys using a daily report approach. The prevalence of online discrimination experiences was generally low but impactful. Main effects analyses showed direct online discrimination was related to negative affect, somatic symptoms, and anxiety. Vicarious discrimination was related to negative affect and anxiety. The significance and strength of associations varied by student race/ethnicity (usually differences between White and non-White students). Findings illustrate how online discrimination impacts adjustment.
Funding Number
2028034
Funding Sponsor
National Science Foundation
Keywords
Online, Psychosocial adjustment, Racial and ethnic discrimination
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Department
Counselor Education
Recommended Citation
Alysha Ramirez Hall, Diana J. Meter, Demi Culianos, Aubrey Uresti, Michael Medina, and Adrienne Nishina. "The Effects of College Students’ Online Experiences With Racial/Ethnic Discrimination" Social Psychology of Education (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11218-025-10137-2
