2026/01/24 by Mustafa Özmen, Abdullah Atli, Abdullah Atlı
Psychology · Social Sciences · #Education and experiences of immigrants and refugees #Migration, Health and Trauma #Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
paper · doi:10.1177/00221678251413294
crossref issued 2026/01/24 · crossref published 2026/01/24 · crossref published-online 2026/01/24 · openalex publication_date 2026/01/24 · crossref created 2026/01/25 · openalex created_date 2026/01/26 · crossref deposited 2026/06/27 · crossref published-print 2026/07/01 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/27 · crossref indexed 2026/07/27
The aim of this study was to test whether interracial stress and psychological distress mediate the relationship between ethnic microaggression and integration through 506 Syrian students ( M age = 22.05) enrolled in universities in Türkiye. Data were appropriately obtained using a cross-sectional design. PROCESS macro analyses were conducted, including measures of ethnic microaggression, interracial stress, psychological distress, and integration. The results indicated that interracial stress, but not psychological distress, mediated the relationship between ethnic microaggression and integration. Moreover, interracial stress and psychological distress were found to have a serial mediating effect on the relationship between ethnic microaggression and integration. These results showed that researchers can contribute to the literature on racial minority groups by investigating the psychosocial dynamics that may be effective in ethnic microaggression -induced integration processes. As a clinical implication, counselors working in university counseling centers can suggest protective and awareness-raising ways by using the basic dynamics of the negative effects of ethnic microaggression on integration that Syrian students may face.