This study investigates the association between self-reported physical and mental health
and both perceived racial discrimination and skin color in African American men and …

The authors review the available empirical evidence from population-based studies of the
association between perceptions of racial/ethnic discrimination and health. This research …

Objective Racial discrimination has been associated with unhealthy behaviors, but the
mechanisms responsible for these associations are not understood and may be related to …

Population health research on racial discrimination is hampered by a paucity of
psychometrically validated instruments that can be feasibly used in large-scale studies. We …

This paper provides a review and critique of empirical research on perceived discrimination
and health. The patterns of racial disparities in health suggest that there are multiple ways …

This investigation focuses on the relationship between racial discrimination and health.
Many studies have shown a link between race and differential health outcomes, but few …

This review provides an overview of the existing empirical research of the multiple ways by
which discrimination can affect health. Institutional mechanisms of discrimination such as …

Objective Assessing the discrimination-health disparities hypothesis requires
psychometrically sound, multidimensional measures of discrimination. Among the available …

Rationale The preponderance of research documents the negative consequences of racial
discrimination for the mental and physical well-being across several racial/ethnic groups …

Objectives. Perceived discrimination is a psychosocial stressor that plays a role in
explaining racial/ethnic disparities in self-reported physical and mental health. The purpose …