Clinical Trial: Writing Wrongs: Expressive Writing for Microaggressions
Study Status: COMPLETED
Recruit Status: COMPLETED
Condition: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Official Title: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Writing Wrongs: an Adapted Expressive Writing Intervention for Microaggressions Experienced by Minoritized Students
Brief Summary:
Racial and ethnic based stressors, such as microaggressions, are pervasive, distressing, and result in lasting negative repercussions for minoritized students at predominantly white institutions (PWIs).These racial and ethnic based stressors are experienced in addition to the universally experienced stressors of higher education.Negative repercussions of microaggressions include increased drop out or transfer rates, distress, fatigue resulting in decreased academic performance, and depression and posttraumatic…
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