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Racial battle fatigue: exploring how early career Black psychologists navigated racial trauma while in graduate school
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Pierre-Canel, Anne-Valerie. Racial battle fatigue: exploring how early career Black psychologists navigated racial trauma while in graduate school. Retrieved from https://doi.org/doi:10.7282/t3-vb76-xk22

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TitleRacial battle fatigue: exploring how early career Black psychologists navigated racial trauma while in graduate school
NamePierre-Canel, Anne-Valerie (author); Kelly, Shalonda (chair); Boyd-Franklin, Nancy (member); Rutgers University; Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology
Date Created2022
Other Date2022-08 (degree)
SubjectPsychology, College students, Black -- Psychology, Psychic trauma
Extent100 pages : illustrations
DescriptionAs the field of psychology increases its focus on diversity, there continues to be a disproportionate underrepresentation of Black psychologists. Understanding Black psychologists' exposure to Racial Battle Fatigue as graduate students provides a unique opportunity to consider the cumulative impact of racial microaggressions during graduate training, which can be a barrier for Black graduate students seeking to enter the field. This research project aims to explore the cumulative effects that racial microaggressions may have had on early career Black psychologists while in graduate school. Additionally, the purpose of this project is to provide insight and suggestions to psychology doctoral programs seeking to support their Black students. The current qualitative study used network sampling to recruit 10 early career Black psychologists to participate using a Qualtrics semi-structured questionnaire. The data collected was analyzed through thematic analysis and resulted in 8 major themes that encapsulate the core aspect of the respondents’ graduate school experiences. Though most participants had an overall positive experience in graduate school, they discussed encountering racial microaggressions in various clinical and academic settings leading to stress responses captured in the Racial Battle Fatigue framework. Factors that impacted Racial Battle Fatigue in this study include social support, mentorship, imposter syndrome, and faith. These findings indicate that Black psychology doctoral students encounter racial microaggressions that elicit significant psychological and behavioral responses. The study also supports the need for psychology doctoral programs to provide more structural support for their Black students that is culturally responsive.
NotePsy.D.
NoteIncludes bibliographical references
Genretheses
Persistent URLhttps://doi.org/doi:10.7282/t3-vb76-xk22
LanguageEnglish
CollectionGraduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Organization NameRutgers, The State University of New Jersey
RightsThe author owns the copyright to this work.
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