Microaggressions Can Take a Psychological Toll on Students of Color
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2 min readApr 14, 2020
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Students of color often experience microaggressions — everyday insults — that can take a psychological toll over time. Racial microaggressions may come at the individual level — invalidation and interpersonal discrimination — or at the structural level. Students who encounter microaggressions may experience lower psychological wellbeing, feelings of invisibility, higher levels of anxiety and depression, and inability to concentrate — all factors that have an impact on a students’ academic performance, degree completion, and college satisfaction. Interrogating interpersonal interventions and campus structures/systems may aid in alleviating microaggressions.
