Sikh Men Post 9/11: Visible Markers of Religion, Perceived Religious Discrimination, and Career Barriers

The attacks on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 (9/11) stand out as a monumental event that is marked as a sad day in our society’s recent history and an even scarier reality of religious discrimination for Muslim Americans and “Arab-appearing” individuals. The purpose of this study was to investigate the experiences of Sikh men after 9/11. The sample included 231 Sikh men. Hypothesis 1 proposed that discrimination would mediate the relationship between visible markers of religion and psychological distress. Hypothesis 2 stated that discrimination would mediate the relationship between visible markers of religion and career barriers. Results supported hypotheses. An unexpected finding emerged in which higher career barriers predicted more psychological distress. Implications and future directions are discussed.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Doctoral

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Counseling Psychology (UMKC)

Grantor

University of Missouri--Kansas City

Year dc:date.issued

2015

Author dc:creator

• Virdi, Kamaljit Kaur

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Brown, Chrisanthia, 1957-

Language dc:language.iso

en_US

Handle dc:identifier.uri

https://hdl.handle.net/10355/47959

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:mospace.umsystem.edu:10355/47959