https://doi.org/10.1177/0095798417690055 Journal of Black Psychology 2017, Vol. 43(8) 789–812 © The Author(s) 2017 Reprints and permissions: sagepub.com/journalsPermissions.nav DOI: 10.1177/0095798417690055 journals.sagepub.com/home/jbp Article The Role of Racial Identity and Implicit Racial Bias in Self-Reported Racial Discrimination: Implications for Depression Among African American Men David H. Chae 1 , Wizdom A. Powell 2 , Amani M. Nuru-Jeter 3 , Mia A. Smith-Bynum 4 , Eleanor K. Seaton 5 , Tyrone A. Forman 6 , Rodman Turpin 4 , and Robert Sellers 7 Abstract Racial discrimination is conceptualized as a psychosocial stressor that has negative implications for mental health. However, factors related to racial identity may influence whether negative experiences are interpreted as instances of racial discrimination and subsequently reported as such in survey instruments, particularly given the ambiguous nature of contemporary racism. Along these lines, dimensions of racial identity may moderate associations between racial discrimination and mental health outcomes. This 1 Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA 2 University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA 3 University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA 4 University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA 5 Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA 6 University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA 7 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA Corresponding Author: David H. Chae, College of Human Sciences, Auburn University, 210 Spidle Hall, Auburn, AL 36849, AL, USA. Email: david.chae@auburn.edu 690055JBP XX X 10.1177/0095798417690055Journal of Black PsychologyChae et al. research-article 2017