Based on social identity theory and the resilience literature, this study explored the ways social media impacted Asian Americans’ emotional well-being, racial identity negotiation, and coping strategies amid the surge in anti-Asian discourses during the Covid-19 pandemic. We interviewed 32 Asian Americans aged 18–59 ( M = 26.63, SD = 7.66; 28% = Ethnic Chinese) who had experienced anti-Asian sentiment on social media during the pandemic. Our study shows that social media played a contradictory role in how Asian Americans experience and cope with the surge in anti-Asian sentiment. Findings from our thematic analysis demonstrate that (1) the negative experiences of social media in conjunction with racial identity that influences Asian Americans’ psychological well-being, (2) the positive role of social media offering a space for collective solidarity, and (3) the positive role of social media activism as a means of collective coping and resilience.

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社交媒体在 COVID-19 大流行期间对亚裔美国人的种族身份和复原力的双重影响


基于社会认同理论和弹性文献，本研究探讨了在 Covid-19 大流行期间反亚裔话语激增的情况下，社交媒体如何影响亚裔美国人的情绪健康、种族身份谈判和应对策略。我们采访了 32 名年龄在 18-59 岁之间的亚裔美国人（M = 26.63，SD = 7.66;28% = 华裔），他们在疫情期间在社交媒体上经历了反亚裔情绪。我们的研究表明，社交媒体在亚裔美国人如何体验和应对反亚裔情绪的激增方面发挥了矛盾的作用。我们的主题分析结果表明：（1） 社交媒体的负面经历与影响亚裔美国人心理健康的种族身份相结合，（2） 社交媒体为集体团结提供空间的积极作用，以及 （3） 社交媒体激进主义作为集体应对和复原力手段的积极作用。