The mental health of discrimination victims equals that of nonvictimized groups

Evidence

Contrary to the prevailing views of Allport’s contemporaries, in this section, I will first describe evidence that the mental health of victims is on par with that of nonvictimized groups, including their self-esteem and psychological well-being. I will next consider the mechanisms that sustain or challenge self-esteem, including intropunitive mechanisms (e.g., selfhate and system justification mechanisms), which are generally associated with negative self-esteem, and extropunitive mechanisms (e.g., perceived discrimination and system-blame), which are generally associated with positive self-esteem and psychological well-being. — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 1060

Categorization

• XREF: Ties to the broader intropunitive/extropunitive framework (Chapters on Allport’s taxonomy) and to system justification theory literature. — connects to: Segregation yields real psychological safety benefits that complicate any push to integrate — Miles Hewstone and Ed Cairns and Alberto Voci and Juergen Hamberger and Ulrike Niens, Intergroup Contact, Forgiveness, and…, 104; Low social status causes measurable physical and mental illness — W. David Marx, Status and Culture: How Our Desire for…, 72