Perceptions of Racism in Children and Youth (PRaCY): Properties of a self-report instrument for research on children's health and development

Ethnicity and Health

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 33-46

  Pachter, Lee M ^a,b   Szalacha, Laura A ^c   Bernstein, Bruce A ^d,e   Garcia Coll, Cynthia ^f  

^a Department of Pediatrics   (United States)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d SAINT FRANCIS HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Discrimination; Disparities; Health; Racism

Indexed keywords

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD HEALTH; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; DISEASE PREVALENCE; HEALTH IMPACT; MENTAL HEALTH; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; RACIAL DISPARITY; RACISM; SYMPTOM; YOUNG POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MINORITY GROUP; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; MINORITY GROUPS; PREJUDICE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 77951234551     PISSN: 13557858     EISSN: 14653419     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13557850903383196     Document Type: Article

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