Over the past two decades, research examining the impact of self-reported experiences of
discrimination on mental and physical health has increased dramatically. Studies have …

Researchers have long speculated that exposure to discrimination may increase
cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk but compared to other psychosocial risk factors, large …

Objectives: To advance understanding of the relationship between discrimination and sleep
duration and difficulties, with consideration of multiple dimensions of discrimination, and …

Introduction African Americans, especially those in the South, suffer a disproportionate
burden of obesity and are at high risk for perceived discrimination (PD). This study …

Objective. This comparative analysis examines the association between chronic
cardiovascular, respiratory and pain conditions, race, ethnicity, nativity, length of residency …

This qualitative research project explores how poverty, the built environment, education,
working conditions, health care access, food insecurity and perceived discrimination are …

This article reviews recent research on the effects of perceived discrimination on subsequent
mental and physical health. I argue that despite legal reforms banning discrimination since …

BACKGROUND Race consciousness (the frequency with which one thinks about his or her
own race) is a measure that may be useful in assessing whether racial discrimination …

Leukocyte telomere length (LTL) may be sensitive to psychosocial stressors such as
discrimination. An inclusive examination of experiences of discrimination on LTL across …

This study examines the independent effects of neighbourhood context (ie neighbourhood
poverty) and exposure to perceived discrimination in shaping risk of obesity over time …