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Kimberly F. Black Women's Resilience: Navigating Psychological Oppression in Education. PCP 2026; 14 (2)
URL: http://jpcp.uswr.ac.ir/article-1-1003-en.html
URL: http://jpcp.uswr.ac.ir/article-1-1003-en.html
Women's Resource Center, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, United States , kdixson@emich.edu
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Background and Objective: This study employs a dual-layered design that combines a phenomenological approach and a qualitative research inquiry. This approach explores the schooling experiences of Black women professionals in the United States. This analysis examines the psychological impacts of oppression on the lives of Black females. This study aimed a) to design a qualitative research study to address the nature of Black women's psychological oppression and transform the lives of marginalized people confronted with oppression in education, b) to design a phenomenological study that focuses on how Black women narrate their schooling experiences and further amplify their voices in the academic literature and c) to provide an analysis that unveils Black women's trauma and places their experience at the center of the analysis.
Methods: To understand the impacts of structural circumstances, specific research design and data collection methods were used to examine oppression. This research contributes to a growing body of work on multiple forms of discrimination, such as the intersections of racism, classism, and sexism, as well as trauma in Black females’ everyday lives. Black women's voices concerning their lived experiences are missing from academic literature.
Results: Data analysis showed five key themes from the participants’ interviews pertaining to marginalization: microaggressions, trauma, stereotypes, invisibility, and outcast experiences. Verbatim interview excerpts and ethnographic records were used to demonstrate each of the findings. The identified themes were supported by interview data and observational field notes. Experiences shared in this research shed light on various ways Black females navigate oppression.
Conclusion: This study sheds light on the need for further research and conversations on how trauma and psychological oppression impact Black women's mental health.
Methods: To understand the impacts of structural circumstances, specific research design and data collection methods were used to examine oppression. This research contributes to a growing body of work on multiple forms of discrimination, such as the intersections of racism, classism, and sexism, as well as trauma in Black females’ everyday lives. Black women's voices concerning their lived experiences are missing from academic literature.
Results: Data analysis showed five key themes from the participants’ interviews pertaining to marginalization: microaggressions, trauma, stereotypes, invisibility, and outcast experiences. Verbatim interview excerpts and ethnographic records were used to demonstrate each of the findings. The identified themes were supported by interview data and observational field notes. Experiences shared in this research shed light on various ways Black females navigate oppression.
Conclusion: This study sheds light on the need for further research and conversations on how trauma and psychological oppression impact Black women's mental health.
Type of Study: Original Research Article |
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Family and group therapy
Received: 2025/02/11 | Accepted: 2025/12/6 | Published: 2026/04/27
Received: 2025/02/11 | Accepted: 2025/12/6 | Published: 2026/04/27
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