Amy Bombay

TL;DR: These findings provide empirical support for the concept of historical trauma, which takes the perspective that the consequences of numerous and sustained attacks against a group may accumulate over generations and interact with proximal stressors to undermine collective well-being.

TL;DR: In this article, a review of the behavioural disturbances associated with stressful/traumatic experiences (e.g., depression, anxiety, posttraumatic stress disorder, and substance abuse disorder) is presented, and the authors suggest that trauma may dispose individuals to further stressors, and increase the response to these stressors.

TL;DR: Although alternative directional paths could not be ruled out, offspring of IRS Survivors appeared at increased risk for depression, likely owing to greater sensitivity to and experiences of childhood adversity, adult traumas, and perceived discrimination.

TL;DR: High levels of centrality was associated with increased symptomatology and intensified the relation between perceived discrimination and depressive symptoms and the importance of examining different aspects of identity and gender differences in determining the role of ethnic identity in the well-being of minority populations is underscore.

TL;DR: The apparent reinforcing relationships between past discrimination, identity centrality, and appraisals of discrimination and threat in intergroup interactions highlight the need for interventions targeting this cycle that appears to contribute to heightened psychological distress among offspring of those who were directly victimized by collective race-based traumas.