Does sleep partially mediate the effect of everyday discrimination on future mental and physical health?

Garrett C. Hisler and Rachel E. Brenner

Social Science & Medicine, 2019, vol. 221, issue C, 115-123

Abstract: The current study examined whether sleep mediates the effect of discrimination experiences on mental and physical health over time. Prior research suggests a partially mediated relation; however, these studies used cross-sectional designs which provide insufficient causal evidence.

Keywords: Discrimination; Sleep; Physical health; Mental health; Multiple marginalized identities (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2018.12.002

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