Perceived Racial/Ethnic Discrimination Among Fifth-Grade Students and Its Association With Mental Health

Autor:	David C. Schwebel, Mark A. Schuster, Susan R. Tortolero, Tumaini R. Coker, Marc N. Elliott, Jo Anne Grunbaum, M. Janice Gilliland, David E. Kanouse, Melissa F. Peskin
Rok vydání:	2009
Předmět:	Male Gerontology medicine.medical_specialty Research and Practice Psychometrics media_common.quotation_subject Ethnic group Child Welfare Logistic regression Racism Cohort Studies Risk Factors Epidemiology Confidence Intervals Ethnicity Odds Ratio Prevalence medicine Humans Child Students Depression (differential diagnoses) media_common Schools business.industry Mental Disorders Public health Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Mental health United States Health equity Cross-Sectional Studies Logistic Models Mental Health Social Perception Female business Prejudice Demography
Zdroj:	American Journal of Public Health. 99:878-884
ISSN:	1541-0048 0090-0036
DOI:	10.2105/ajph.2008.144329
Popis:	Objectives. We sought to describe the prevalence, characteristics, and mental health problems of children who experience perceived racial/ethnic discrimination. Methods. We analyzed cross-sectional data from a study of 5147 fifth-grade students and their parents from public schools in 3 US metropolitan areas. We used multivariate logistic regression (overall and stratified by race/ethnicity) to examine the associations of sociodemographic factors and mental health problems with perceived racial/ethnic discrimination. Results. Fifteen percent of children reported perceived racial/ethnic discrimination, with 80% reporting that discrimination occurred at school. A greater percentage of Black (20%), Hispanic (15%), and other (16%) children reported perceived racial/ethnic discrimination compared with White (7%) children. Children who reported perceived racial/ethnic discrimination were more likely to have symptoms of each of the 4 mental health conditions included in the analysis: depression, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, oppositional defiant disorder, and conduct disorder. An association between perceived racial/ethnic discrimination and depressive symptoms was found for Black, Hispanic, and other children but not for White children. Conclusions. Perceived racial/ethnic discrimination is not an uncommon experience among fifth-grade students and may be associated with a variety of mental health disorders.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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