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Social Perceptions and Awareness of Microaggressive Language Among Helping Professionals

McLean, Mitchell Tyler
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1689199012029734

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, MA, Kent State University, College of Education, Health and Human Services / School of Health Sciences.
Healthcare and education are prominent features that contribute to living a healthy lifestyle along with a fulfilling quality of life (Addington-Hall & Kalra, 2001; Alim, 2010). Healthcare settings can range from primary care physician offices to hospitals, or from psychologist offices to speech therapy clinic rooms, while education settings can take place in public or private school systems along with universities. When seeking services from these helping professionals, the client or patient’s primary focus is receiving the services they need in a professional and welcoming environment. However, when healthcare professionals practice in environments filled with discouraging and alienating language, this can lead individuals who do not identify with the majority to feel uncomfortable and isolated when seeking these services (Nadal et al., 2021). When this occurs, individuals from these marginalized groups may not seek the appropriate treatment, leading to healthcare and educational disparities among these groups in the United States (Alim, 2010; Flores, 2016; Harris, 2004; Rosa, 2016; Russel, 2016; U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2000). Research has been conducted to support the notion that recognition of one’s own biases and their effects on marginalized groups may assist in the reduction of healthcare disparities across the United States (Flores, 2016; Livingston et al., 2019). Because of this, the current thesis aims to investigate the relation between microaggression recognition and pre-service profession — i.e., educators and healthcare (Communication Sciences and Disorders - CSD) professionals — in the context of microaggressive statements across a variety of communicative domains (Speech-Language Pathology, General Therapy, General Medical).
Jennifer Roche (Advisor)
Kathleen Durant (Committee Member)
Ali Barikroo (Committee Member)
66 p.
Social Psychology
Microaggressions; Awareness; Pre-Professionals

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  • McLean, M. T. (2023). Social Perceptions and Awareness of Microaggressive Language Among Helping Professionals [Master's thesis, Kent State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1689199012029734

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • McLean, Mitchell. Social Perceptions and Awareness of Microaggressive Language Among Helping Professionals. 2023. Kent State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1689199012029734.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • McLean, Mitchell. "Social Perceptions and Awareness of Microaggressive Language Among Helping Professionals." Master's thesis, Kent State University, 2023. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1689199012029734

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