Historical Trauma Thoughts, Daily Negative Emotion, and Rumination Among Urban-Dwelling American Indian/Alaska Native Adults
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Title
Historical Trauma Thoughts, Daily Negative Emotion, and Rumination Among Urban-Dwelling American Indian/Alaska Native Adults
Subject
Indigenous peoples
Creator
Kristen Walker
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Publication Date
2024
Publisher
St. John's University
Document Type
Dissertation
Language
English
Region
United States
Access
Open Access
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Abstract
When compared to other marginalized racial/ethnic groups, American Indians/Alaskan
Natives (AI/AN) individuals have the highest rates of experiencing psychological distress
and are at a greater risk of suicide (Brown-Rice, 2013). Historical trauma thoughts,
defined as thinking about trauma experienced over generations, may contribute to these
high rates of distress (Mohatt et al., 2014). We examined the relations of historical trauma
thoughts to measures of distress in a sample of 258 AI/AN adults. Analyses indicate
significant positive relations between historical trauma thinking to depression and daily
negative emotion in the full sample. But when looking at our smaller sample
(rumination-only data) historical trauma was no longer significantly correlated with
depression and negative emotion average. Although historical trauma thinking involves
aspects of rumination, daily rumination does not mediate the relations of historical
trauma thinking to depression or negative mood.
Natives (AI/AN) individuals have the highest rates of experiencing psychological distress
and are at a greater risk of suicide (Brown-Rice, 2013). Historical trauma thoughts,
defined as thinking about trauma experienced over generations, may contribute to these
high rates of distress (Mohatt et al., 2014). We examined the relations of historical trauma
thoughts to measures of distress in a sample of 258 AI/AN adults. Analyses indicate
significant positive relations between historical trauma thinking to depression and daily
negative emotion in the full sample. But when looking at our smaller sample
(rumination-only data) historical trauma was no longer significantly correlated with
depression and negative emotion average. Although historical trauma thinking involves
aspects of rumination, daily rumination does not mediate the relations of historical
trauma thinking to depression or negative mood.
Citation
Kristen Walker, “Historical Trauma Thoughts, Daily Negative Emotion, and Rumination Among Urban-Dwelling American Indian/Alaska Native Adults,” ICMGLT Digital Library, accessed June 11, 2026, https://icmglt.org/library/items/show/502.