Perceived discrimination and psychological well-being in the USA and South Africa

Ethnicity and Health

Volumn 17, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 111-133

  Williams, David R ^a,h   Haile, Rahwa ^b   Mohammed, Selina A ^c   Herman, Allen ^d   Sonnega, John ^e   Jackson, James S ^f   Stein, Dan J ^g  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON BOTHELL   (United States)

^d SEFAKO MAKGATHO HEALTH SCIENCES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN FLINT   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^h HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

discrimination; ethnicity; mastery; race; racial bias; racism; self efficacy; self esteem; self worth; South Africa; stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; ETHNICITY; HEALTH SURVEY; MENTAL HEALTH; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGY; RACIAL IDENTITY; RACISM; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOMETRY; RISK FACTOR; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOUTH AFRICA; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREJUDICE; PSYCHOMETRICS; RISK FACTORS; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOUTH AFRICA; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; UNITED STATES;

SOUTH AFRICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84859530017     PISSN: 13557858     EISSN: 14653419     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13557858.2012.654770     Document Type: Article

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