Perceived discrimination and children's mental health symptoms

ANS Adv Nurs Sci. 2014 Oct-Dec;37(4):299-314. doi: 10.1097/ANS.0000000000000047.

Abstract

Perceived discrimination has been shown to be strongly associated with mental health outcomes, such as depression, anxiety, chronic stress, post traumatic stress disorder, and low self-esteem. This study (N = 88) examined the effects of perceived discrimination and its association with child mental health symptoms. African American children had a significantly stronger association between social stress and a sense of exclusion/rejection than Multiracial or European American children. Nurses need to assess and counsel families of color about their experiences with perceived discriminatory acts.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Adaptation, Psychological
  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Black or African American / psychology*
  • Child
  • Child Behavior Disorders / nursing*
  • Child Behavior Disorders / psychology*
  • Female
  • Health Status Disparities*
  • Humans
  • Interpersonal Relations
  • Male
  • Mental Health
  • Middle Aged
  • Nurse's Role
  • Parent-Child Relations
  • Racism / psychology*
  • Self Concept
  • Stress, Psychological / nursing*
  • Washington
  • White People / psychology*