Future directions in research on institutional and interpersonal discrimination and children's health

D. Acevedo-Garcia, L.E. Rosenfeld, E. Hardy, N. McArdle and T.L. Osypuk

American Journal of Public Health, 2013, vol. 103, issue 10, 1754-1763

Abstract: Research evidence indicates that 2 forms of racial discrimination - perceived interpersonal discrimination and racial/ethnic residential segregation (a form of institutional discrimination) - may influence children's health and disparities. Although research on these 2 forms of discrimination and health has primarily focused on adults, smaller bodies of work have documented that perceived interpersonal discrimination and segregation have a negative effect on infants' health, and that perceived interpersonal discrimination may negatively affect children's mental health. Three directions for research are (1) incorporating a life-course perspective into studies of discrimination and children's health, (2) linking residential segregation with geographyof- opportunity conceptual frameworks and measures, and (3) considering residential segregation along with segregation in other contexts that influence children's health (e.g., schools).

Keywords: adolescent; adult; article; child; forecasting; health disparity; human; infant; mental health; preschool child; racism; research; school; social psychology; United States, Adolescent; Child; Child, Preschool; Forecasting; Health Status Disparities; Humans; Infant; Mental Health; Prejudice; Racism; Research; Schools; United States; Young Adult (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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