Hudfärg - ett hinder?: Minoritetsstress bland studenter inför arbetslivet
2023 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE credits
Student thesis
Abstract [en]
Stress is a common health problem among students, and individuals with a minority identity might also experience minority stress. Minority stress associated with skin color is a relatively unexplored topic in Sweden; thus this study aims to investigate a possible connection between students' skin color and their minority stress from a jobseeker's perspective. To investigate this, a digital survey consisting of 25 items was carried out. Participants (n=177) were recruited through convenience sampling and categorized into three groups based on skin color (light, medium light/dark, dark). A one-way ANOVA was carried out to test the study's hypothesis that students with darker skin have a higher degree of minority stress prior to the job search process than students with lighter skin. The result showed a significant difference between the groups(F2,174=34.5, p<.001, 2= .275) and a post-hoc test (Tukey) showed significant differences between each group. The result was consistent with the study's hypothesis and previous research. Furthermore, this study concludes that minority stress can give rise to mental illness. Additionally, the study concludes that Meyer's American framework, which aims to measure minority stress in gay and bisexual individuals, can be applied in a Swedish context with racist stress factors. For further research, a more representative sample would be beneficial, as well as a broadened perspective by examining how schools and workplaces work to counter minority stress, which in turn could prevent mental illness.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2023. , p. 19
Keywords [en]
Stress, minority stress, job search process, effects of skin color, colorism, tokenism, students
Keywords [sv]
Stress, minoritetsstress, arbetssökandeprocess, effekter av hudfärg, colorism, tokenism, studenter
National Category
Psychology
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-53957OAI: oai:DiVA.org:sh-53957DiVA, id: diva2:1856866
Subject / course
Psychology
Supervisors
Examiners
2024-05-172024-05-082024-05-17Bibliographically approved