A longitudinal examination of maternal, family, and area-level experiences of racism on children's socioemotional development: Patterns and possible explanations

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 142, Issue , 2015, Pages 128-135

  Bécares, Laia ^a   Nazroo, James ^a   Kelly, Yvonne ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ethnic minorities; Life course; Mental health; Racial discrimination; Socioemotional development; UK

Indexed keywords

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD HEALTH; ETHNIC MINORITY; FAMILY STRUCTURE; MATERNAL HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGY; RACISM; SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL STRESS; MATERNAL WELFARE; MENTAL HEALTH; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PSYCHOSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT; RACISM; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOEMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT; UNITED KINGDOM; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; ETHNIC GROUP; HEALTH STATUS; MINORITY GROUP; MOTHER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGY;

UNITED KINGDOM;

CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MINORITY GROUPS; MOTHERS; PARENTING; RACISM;

EID: 84939606432     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2015.08.025     Document Type: Article

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