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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2024 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Coll Health. 2021 Aug 16;71(7):2062–2073. doi: 10.1080/07448481.2021.1954012

Table 4.

Correlations between Domains of the DSM-5 level 1 Measure and Appraised Stress from Perceived Racial/Ethnic Discrimination Transgressions

Sample Size Depression Anger Anxiety Suicidal Ideation Sleep Disturbance

Teachers and professors 785 .12** .10** .13*** .07 .06
Employers, bosses, and supervisors 495 .10* .08 .14*** .03 .04
Co-workers, fellow students and colleagues 752 .17*** .15*** .21*** .12** .13**
People in service jobs (e.g., by store clerks, waiters) 646 .16*** .14*** .21*** .12** .07
Strangers 797 .11** .09* .16*** .13*** .02
People in helping jobs (e.g., medical professionals) 300 .11 .12* .18** .16** .13*
Neighbors 351 .07 .07 .06 .18** .01
Institutions (e.g., schools, universities, the police) 440 .06 .04 .09 .03 .01
People that you thought were your friends 487 .20*** .14** .22*** .13** .17***
Have you been accused or suspected of doing something wrong (such as stealing, cheating, not doing your share of the work, or breaking the law) 436 .06 .04 .14** .04 −.05
Have people misunderstood your intentions/motives because of your race/ethnic group 598 .13** .12** .21*** .13** .08
Did you want to tell someone off for being racist towards you but you didn’t say anything 699 .15*** .07 .15*** .06 .09*
Have you been really angry about something racist that was done to you 699 .14*** .09* .19*** .06 .10**
Have you been forced to take drastic steps (such as filing a grievance, filing a lawsuit, quitting your job, moving away, and other act) 164 .07 .03 .34*** .06 .10
Have you been called a racist name 697 .11** .07 .15** .13*** .12**
Have you gotten into an argument or a fight about something racist that was done to you or done to another member of your race/ethnic group 524 .07 .11* .18** .09* .05
How often have you been made fun of, picked on, pushed, shoved, hit, or threatened with harm because of your race/ethnic group 432 .16** .10* .22*** .11* .15**

Note.

*

p < .05,

**

p < .01,

***

p < .001.