Everyday discrimination and physical health: Exploring mental health processes

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2016, Pages 2218-2228

  Earnshaw, Valerie A ^a,b,c   Rosenthal, Lisa ^a,d   Carroll Scott, Amy ^a,e   Santilli, Alycia ^a   Gilstad Hayden, Kathryn ^a   Ickovics, Jeannette R ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d PACE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

depressive symptoms; everyday discrimination; health; stress; structural discrimination

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CONNECTICUT; DEPRESSION; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; PREJUDICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CONNECTICUT; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; PREJUDICE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84988733119     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: 14617277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105315572456     Document Type: Article

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