A systematic review of studies examining the relationship between reported racism and health and wellbeing for children and young people

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 95, Issue , 2013, Pages 115-127

  Priest, Naomi ^a   Paradies, Yin ^b   Trenerry, Brigid ^a   Truong, Mandy ^a   Karlsen, Saffron ^c   Kelly, Yvonne ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child; Health outcomes; Prejudice; Racial discrimination; Racism; Systematic review; Wellbeing; Youth

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; CHILD HEALTH; HEALTH IMPACT; LATINO PEOPLE; MENTAL HEALTH; RACIAL DISPARITY; RACIAL IDENTITY; RACISM;

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CHILD HEALTH; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CHILD WELFARE; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; HEALTH DISPARITY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMETRY; RACISM; SELF ESTEEM; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UNITED STATES; WELLBEING;

CHILD; HEALTH OUTCOMES; PREJUDICE; RACIAL DISCRIMINATION; RACISM; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WELLBEING; YOUTH;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; HUMANS; RACISM;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84883463827     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2012.11.031     Document Type: Article

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