Date Approved
5-27-2025
Embargo Period
5-27-2025
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
M.A. Clinical Psychology
Department
Clinical Psychology
College
College of Science & Mathematics
Advisor
Jonathan Lassiter, Ph.D.
Committee Member 1
James A. Haugh, Ph.D.
Committee Member 2
Jeffrey Greeson, Ph.D.
Keywords
anxiety;Black LGB;Intersectionality;Mindfulness;OCT;spirituality
Disciplines
Clinical Psychology | Psychology | Social and Behavioral Sciences
Abstract
Abstract Kainaat Anwar RELATIONS AMONG RACISM-RELATED STRESS, ANXIETY, SPIRITUALITY AND MINDFULNESS IN BLACK SEXUAL MINORITY MEN 2021-2022 Jonathan Mathias Lassiter, Ph.D. Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology Black sexual minority men’s experiences of racism and anxiety have not been documented extensively in the literature. There is also a paucity of research exploring protective factors that can mitigate the effects of racial stress on anxiety in BSMM. Therefore, this study looked at the potential moderating effects of spirituality and mindfulness on the relationship between racism-related stress and anxiety in BSMM. Participants completed measures regarding socio-demographics, racism-related stress, anxiety symptoms, mindfulness and spirituality. Utilizing frameworks of intersectionality and optimal conceptual theory (OCT), results were analyzed using Hayes PROCESS Macro Model 2 (Two-Way Moderation). Based on our findings, we found full support for Hypothesis 1: racism-related stress was significantly positively associated with anxiety while spirituality and mindfulness were significantly negatively associated with anxiety. Regression analyses also found racism-related stress and mindfulness to independently predict anxiety in BSMM. Due to significant lack of power in the study, we did not find support for Hypothesis 2 (moderation). Clinical and research implications of the findings are discussed.
Recommended Citation
Anwar, Kainaat, "RELATIONS AMONG RACISM-RELATED STRESS, ANXIETY, SPIRITUALITY AND MINDFULNESS IN BLACK SEXUAL MINORITY MEN" (2025). Theses and Dissertations. 3356.
https://rdw.rowan.edu/etd/3356
