Date of Graduation

Summer 8-6-2026

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Psychology in Clinical Psychology (PsyD)

College/School

School of Nursing and Health Professions

Program

Clinical Psychology (PsyD)

First Advisor

Dellanira Garcia, Ph.D.

Second Advisor

June Madsen Clausen, Ph.D.

Third Advisor

Kevin Chun, Ph.D.

Abstract

Although anti-Asian hate has been present throughout history, the country witnessed an uptick in race-based violence and discrimination against Asian Americans during the COVID-19 pandemic. Utilizing the framework of intersectionality, this quantitative cross-sectional study aimed to capture the additive impact of various forms of oppression, including COVID-19-related racial discrimination, on levels of depression, anxiety, and life satisfaction in Chinese American college students (n = 35) in the Greater San Francisco Bay Area. Within this relationship, bicultural identity integration was also explored as a possible moderator. Although regression analysis did not show significant relationships between COVID-19-related racial discrimination and intersectional discrimination on the mental health of this population, results suggest that experiences of oppression may collectively contribute to symptoms of depression and anxiety. However, a significant association was found between symptoms of depression, identifying as heterosexual, being a college senior, and the number of attributions made for experiences of oppression. Bicultural identity integration was not found to be a significant role as a moderator in this study. Implications and limitations of the present study in addition to suggestions for future research were also discussed.

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