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Association between perceived discrimination and racial/ethnic disparities in problem behaviors among preadolescent youths

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  • Bogart, L.M.
  • Elliott, M.N.
  • Kanouse, D.E.
  • Klein, D.J.
  • Davies, S.L.
  • Cuccaro, P.M.
  • Banspach, S.W.
  • Peskin, M.F.
  • Schuster, M.A.

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Objectives. We examined the contribution of perceived racial/ethnic discrimination to disparities in problem behaviors among preadolescent Black, Latino, and White youths. Methods.Weused cross-sectional data from Healthy Passages, a 3-community study of 5119 fifth graders and their parents from August 2004 through September 2006 in Birmingham, Alabama; Los Angeles County, California; and Houston, Texas. We used multivariate regressions to examine the relationships of perceived racial/ethnic discrimination and race/ethnicity to problem behaviors. We used values from these regressions to calculate the percentage of disparities in problem behaviors associated with the discrimination effect. Results. In multivariate models, perceived discrimination was associated with greater problem behaviors among Black and Latino youths. Compared with Whites, Blacks were significantly more likely to report problem behaviors, whereas Latinos were significantly less likely (a 'reverse disparity'). When we set Blacks' and Latinos' discrimination experiences to zero, the adjusted disparity between Blacks and Whites was reduced by an estimated one third to two thirds; the reverse adjusted disparity favoring Latinos widened by about one fifth to one half. Conclusions. Eliminating discrimination could considerably reduce mental health issues, including problem behaviors, among Black and Latino youths.

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  • Bogart, L.M. & Elliott, M.N. & Kanouse, D.E. & Klein, D.J. & Davies, S.L. & Cuccaro, P.M. & Banspach, S.W. & Peskin, M.F. & Schuster, M.A., 2013. "Association between perceived discrimination and racial/ethnic disparities in problem behaviors among preadolescent youths," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 103(6), pages 1074-1081.
  • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2012.301073_1
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2012.301073
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    1. Kenigsberg, Tat'Yana A. & Winston, Willie & Gibson, Priscilla A. & Brady, Sonya S., 2016. "African American caregivers' resources for support: Implications for children's perceived support from their caregiver," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 61(C), pages 337-344.
    2. Jun Sung Hong & Dong Ha Kim & Robert Thornberg & Sebastian Wachs & Michelle F. Wright, 2022. "Racial Discrimination to Bullying Behavior among White and Black Adolescents in the USA: From Parents’ Perspectives," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(12), pages 1-11, June.

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