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The study aims to explore how race-based traumatic stress affects mental health outcomes and the role of racial identity in these processes.

May 29, 2026Psychological Trauma Theory Research Practice and Policy

Identity matters: Exploring the role of race-based index trauma and racial identity in trauma-related psychopathology.

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ABAlexandria G. BauerRutgers, The State University of New Jersey DBDelisa G. BrownMedical University of South Carolina CEChantel T. Ebrahimi-AzadeganCalifornia Lutheran University

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Randomized trial examines the impact of racial trauma on PTSD symptoms and discrimination in individuals with trauma history, suggesting implications for treatment.

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The study aims to explore how race-based traumatic stress affects mental health outcomes and the role of racial identity in these processes.
175 participants completed online surveys measuring trauma exposure, PTSD symptoms, and racial identity.
Hierarchical linear regressions were used to analyze the influence of trauma type and racial identity dimensions on mental health symptoms.
Race-based index traumas were linked to increased trauma symptoms of discrimination (p<0.01) but not PTSD symptoms.
Racial identity dimensions of ideology and centrality moderated the relationship between race-based trauma and both PTSD symptoms and discrimination symptoms.

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Bauer et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a192c8bfab5b468c4415575 https://doi.org/10.1037/tra0002188

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Randomized trial examines the impact of racial trauma on PTSD symptoms and discrimination in individuals with trauma history, suggesting implications for treatment.

Identity matters: Exploring the role of race-based index trauma and racial identity in trauma-related psychopathology.

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Identity matters: Exploring the role of race-based index trauma and racial identity in trauma-related psychopathology.

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