No one likes to feel like they’re not getting the respect or courtesy they deserve. But by the time most Americans reach adulthood, Blacks may have developed better coping skills for these disappointments than their white counterparts, potentially limiting the toll such experiences take on their mental health. That’s one of the takeaways of a study looking at how young men and women in the U.S. react to perceived slights, microaggressions, and other day-to-day indignities.
