Minoritetsstress på grund av etnisk bakgrund: en undersökning av relationerna mellan minoritetsstress, anknytningsstil, coping och allmän stress

Sammanfattning: Minority stress due to ethnic background is a new area in the research field. Based on Meyer's (2003) concept of minority stress, this study aimed to construct an instrument for measuring ethnic minority stress (EMS); and study minority stress and its relation to general stress, attachment and coping to investigate whether attachment and coping can become dimensions that can be used to distinguish minority stress from general stress. This quantitative study examined the psychometric properties of EMS. Participants were 59 in a pilot with only EMS, then 54 adults aged 18 years and older (57.4% were 26-45 years,) took part in the study of EMS and its relations to other measures. The results showed that there was no association between ethnic minority stress and attachment nor between ethnic minority stress and coping. There were significant relations between minority stress and ill-treatment; between valence and identification; between social network and identification, valence and integration; between appearance that is characteristic of their own ethnicity and poor treatment and minority stress; between ill-treatment and more minority identities. The results indicated that there might be limitations in applying Meyer's (2003) concept of minority stress on ethnic minority stress; importance of social network, first and foremost community with people of own ethnicity but also social network via community with people from Swedish leisure associations and good knowledge of the Swedish language. The study provides suggestions for future research and models for further investigation of opportunities to measure minority stress distinguished from general stress.