Racism, ethnic density and psychological well-being through adolescence: Evidence from the Determinants of Adolescent Social well-being and Health longitudinal study

Ethnicity and Health

Volumn 17, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 71-87

  Astell Burt, Thomas ^a   Maynard, Maria J ^a   Lenguerrand, Erik ^a   Harding, Seeromanie ^a  

^a MRC SOCIAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH SCIENCES UNIT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

adolescence; deprivation; ethnic density diversity; neighbourhoods; psychological well being; racism; schools

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ETHNIC MINORITY; HEALTH SURVEY; MENTAL HEALTH; NEIGHBORHOOD; NUMERICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; RACISM; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS;

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; EPIDEMIOLOGIC FACTORS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREJUDICE; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

ENGLAND; LONDON [ENGLAND]; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84859544278     PISSN: 13557858     EISSN: 14653419     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13557858.2011.645153     Document Type: Article

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