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Understanding the impacts of racial microaggressions on British Asians

Pardiwalla, V. & Nkansa-Dwamena, O. ORCID: 0000-0003-4599-0717 (2025). Understanding the impacts of racial microaggressions on British Asians. Psychotherapy and Politics International, 23(1), pp. 1-19. doi: 10.24135/ppi.v23i1.06

Abstract

Using a phenomenological approach this research explored racial microaggression experiences of British Asians. Eight participants were interviewed using semi-structured interviews. By employing the interpretative phenomenological approach (IPA), three superordinate themes were identified. This article focuses on the superordinate theme of ‘impact of racial microaggressions’ which encompasses four subthemes. Racial microaggressions were found to impact participants emotionally, personally, professionally, and socially.

Publication Type: Article
Additional Information: Copyright (c) 2025 Vahishta Bomi Pardiwalla & Ohemaa Nkansa-Dwamena. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Publisher Keywords: racial microaggressions; covert racism; British Asians; identity; impact
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform
H Social Sciences > HT Communities. Classes. Races
H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare
Departments: School of Health & Medical Sciences
School of Health & Medical Sciences > Psychology
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