2025
Authenticity, Racial Discrimination, Depression, and Suicidal Ideation Among Young Black Men, United States, 2024.
Boyd D, Durkee M, Brown D, Constant A. Authenticity, Racial Discrimination, Depression, and Suicidal Ideation Among Young Black Men, United States, 2024. American Journal Of Public Health 2025, 115: 1417-1425. PMID: 40768697, PMCID: PMC12332324, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2025.308148.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDepressive symptomsSuicidal ideationBlack menBlack/African American menYoung Black menMen's mental healthSelf-report questionnairesHigh school diplomaImpact of racial discriminationRacial discriminationMental healthSchool diplomaUnited StatesIdeationAmerican menProtective factorsSymptomsMenDiplomaInteraction effectsHealthDiscriminationQuestionnaireInterventionQualtricsLongitudinal and Geographic Trends in Perceived Racial Discrimination Among Adolescents in the United States: The Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study
Fields C, Black C, Calhoun A, Rosenblatt M, Rodriguez R, Aina J, Thind J, Grayson J, Khalifa F, Assari S, Zhou X, Nagata J, Gee D. Longitudinal and Geographic Trends in Perceived Racial Discrimination Among Adolescents in the United States: The Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study. Journal Of Adolescent Health 2025, 77: 118-127. PMID: 40382724, DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2025.03.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-Hispanic youthPerceived DiscriminationDevelopment studiesHigher levels of perceived discriminationAmerican Community SurveyAnti-Black biasLevels of perceived discriminationPacific IslandersPerceived Discrimination ScaleWhite non-Hispanic youthNeighborhood segregationBlack householdsBlack youthContext-specific approachImmigrant backgroundPerceived Racial DiscriminationRacial discriminationCommunity surveyRacial biasYouthGeographic variationStructural contextAdolescent Brain Cognitive Development StudyNational representativesRacial/ethnic groupsDiscrimination, Coping, and DNAm Accelerated Aging Among African American Mothers of the InterGEN Study
Nyembwe A, Zhao Y, Caceres B, Belsky D, Ryan C, Taylor B, Morrison M, Prescott L, Potts-Thompson S, Aziz A, Aruleba F, Matute-Arcos E, Williams O, Crusto C, Taylor J. Discrimination, Coping, and DNAm Accelerated Aging Among African American Mothers of the InterGEN Study. Epigenomes 2025, 9: 14. PMID: 40407423, PMCID: PMC12101303, DOI: 10.3390/epigenomes9020014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExperiences of racial discriminationSocial supportHealth outcomesCoping strategiesHigher levels of social supportRacial discriminationLong-term adverse health outcomesLevels of social supportSecondary analysis of dataInfluence health outcomesSaliva DNA methylationAdverse health outcomesDNA methylationAfrican American womenMaladaptive coping strategiesAfrican American mothersInterGEN StudyBiological agePhenoAge clockGrimAge clockSecondary analysisConsequences of discriminationParticipant ageAmerican womenPsychological factorsExamining the Impact of Social Connectedness on Depression and Suicide Ideation Among Black Youth Experiencing Discrimination: A Path Analysis
Smith B, Boyd D, Quinn C. Examining the Impact of Social Connectedness on Depression and Suicide Ideation Among Black Youth Experiencing Discrimination: A Path Analysis. Journal Of Racial And Ethnic Health Disparities 2025, 1-11. PMID: 40237954, DOI: 10.1007/s40615-025-02414-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEffects of everyday discriminationSuicidal ideationDepressive symptomsEveryday discriminationSocial connectednessStress buffering modelPath analysisExperiences of racial discriminationBehavioral health outcomesSample self-identifiedIdeationAdverse behavioral health outcomesBlack youthPsychosocial stressBehavioral health practicesDepressionSuicideBuffer modelIndirect effectsRacial discriminationSupport theoryExperienced discriminationSymptomsSocial support theoryImpact of social connectednessRacism-related stress, health outcomes, substance use, and PrEP attitudes among Asian sexual minority men
Chin L, Kershaw T, Hernandez-Ramirez R, Ramos S. Racism-related stress, health outcomes, substance use, and PrEP attitudes among Asian sexual minority men. Scientific Reports 2025, 15: 6994. PMID: 40016341, PMCID: PMC11868514, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-91794-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAsian American Racism-Related Stress InventoryRacism-related stressSexual minority menHealth outcomesIncreased substance useMinority menSubstance useBehavioral Risk Factor Surveillance SystemRisk Factor Surveillance SystemSexual minority identitySecondary analysis of dataHIV self-testingNational Survey on Drug Use and HealthDecreased psychological well-beingDrug Use and HealthPsychological Well-BeingMinority identityPrEP attitudesRacial inequalityIntersecting factorsPhysical healthSocietal discriminationPolitical climateStress InventoryRacial discriminationStructural racism and intimate partner violence perpetration among racially diverse men transitioning into fatherhood: an anti-racist approach to IPV prevention
Willie T, Linton S, Adams L, Overstreet N, Whittaker S, Faller T, Knight D, Kershaw T. Structural racism and intimate partner violence perpetration among racially diverse men transitioning into fatherhood: an anti-racist approach to IPV prevention. Injury Epidemiology 2025, 12: 10. PMID: 40012062, PMCID: PMC11866592, DOI: 10.1186/s40621-025-00562-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntimate Partner Violence PerpetrationIntimate partner violenceEmotional IPV perpetrationIPV perpetrationStructural racismRacial discriminationRacially diverse menEmotional violenceFemale partnersIntimate partner violence preventionRacial residential segregationDiverse menAmerican Community SurveyAnti-racist approachAssociated with more stressResidential segregationInterpersonal racial discriminationPartner violenceIncome inequalityEmployment inequalitiesViolence perpetrationEconomic stressorsMen's useCommunity surveyRacism
2024
Who feels safe calling 911: are prior experiences of anti-Black racial discrimination associated with hesitancy seeking emergency medical services in the event of accidental drug overdose? – a study protocol
Hall O, Trimble C, Garcia S, Grayson S, Joseph L, Entrup P, Jegede O, Martel J, Tetrault J, Mathis M, Jordan A. Who feels safe calling 911: are prior experiences of anti-Black racial discrimination associated with hesitancy seeking emergency medical services in the event of accidental drug overdose? – a study protocol. Annals Of Medicine 2024, 57: 2439540. PMID: 39697058, PMCID: PMC11660366, DOI: 10.1080/07853890.2024.2439540.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency medical servicesExperiences of racial discriminationCross-sectional surveyMedical servicesAccidental drug overdoseGroup-Based Medical Mistrust ScaleAssociated with health disparitiesDrug overdoseGroup-based medical mistrustMedical Mistrust ScaleEveryday Discrimination ScaleBlack AmericansNon-parametric partial correlationsMedical discriminationRacial discriminationFatal drug overdosesHealth disparitiesQuestionnaire measuring perceptionsRelated Health ProblemsMedical mistrustExploratory factor analysisBlack adultsSociodemographic informationCronbach's alphaGroup-basedExamining the integrated model of the interpersonal‐psychological theory of suicide and intersectionality theory among Black male adolescents
Douglas R, Alli J, Gaylord‐Harden N, Opara I, Gilreath T. Examining the integrated model of the interpersonal‐psychological theory of suicide and intersectionality theory among Black male adolescents. Suicide And Life-Threatening Behavior 2024, 55: e13066. PMID: 38411036, PMCID: PMC11347718, DOI: 10.1111/sltb.13066.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchActive suicidal ideationTheory of suicideSuicidal ideationSuicidal thoughtsInterpersonal Psychological Theory of SuicideInterpersonal-psychological theory of suicidePsychological Theory of SuicideInterpersonal-psychological theoryWitnessing community violenceRacial discriminationBlack male adolescentsPerceived BurdensomenessSelf-report surveyCommunity violenceBlack adolescent boysContextual stressorsSchool belongingnessIdeationMale adolescentsModerating effectAdolescent boysSuicideBelongingnessStructural oppressionIntegrated model
2023
Discrimination and school outcomes in first nation youth: The role of positive psychological characteristics
Schick M, Todi A, Nalven T, Spillane N. Discrimination and school outcomes in first nation youth: The role of positive psychological characteristics. Journal Of Adolescence 2023, 95: 1653-1665. PMID: 37655638, PMCID: PMC10926939, DOI: 10.1002/jad.12233.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositive psychological characteristicsNorth American IndigenousPsychological characteristicsSubjective happinessCommunity-based participatory research studyIndirect effect of racial discriminationSchool attitudesRates of racial discriminationParticipatory research studyAcademic outcomesIndirect effectsNorth American Indigenous youthSchool outcomesEffects of racial discriminationRacial discriminationSatisfaction with lifeNorth American Indigenous adolescentsAssociated with discriminationPencil-and-paper surveyEffects of discriminationFirst Nation adolescentsRural reservationsSelf-CompassionPositive emotionsNation's youthA systematic review of how social connectedness influences associations between racism and discrimination on health outcomes
Ransome Y, Valido A, Espelage D, Clements G, Harrell C, Eckel C, Price N, Nassau R, Nyhan K, Taggart T. A systematic review of how social connectedness influences associations between racism and discrimination on health outcomes. Epidemiologic Reviews 2023, 45: 44-62. PMID: 37477041, PMCID: PMC10748800, DOI: 10.1093/epirev/mxad009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSocial connectednessRacial discriminationMeasures of racismCommunity/neighborhoodSystematic reviewRacismRacist eventsHigher social connectednessUnfair treatmentRetrieving studiesPeer-reviewed journalsCausal claimsEveryday discriminationRisk factorsEffect modificationSocial factorsSocial isolationLower riskConnectednessHealth outcomesUnited StatesSocial supportInfluences healthGood methodological rigourMental healthThe role of culture in the association between racial discrimination and alcohol use among North American Indigenous adolescents reporting recent drinking
Schick M, Nalven T, Egan A, Spillane N. The role of culture in the association between racial discrimination and alcohol use among North American Indigenous adolescents reporting recent drinking. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 2023, 47: 1109-1118. PMID: 37095073, PMCID: PMC10289135, DOI: 10.1111/acer.15088.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNorth American IndigenousNorth American Indigenous adolescentsAlcohol useStudy 1Study 2Associated with greater alcohol useNorth American Indigenous youthRacial discriminationMeasures of racial discriminationSelf-report measuresGreater alcohol useExperiences of racial discriminationReduce racial discriminationCultural affiliationIdentified alcohol useRecent drinkingBivariate correlationsAlcohol consumptionAdolescentsAlcoholAmerican IndigenousPositive associationIndigenous adolescentsDiscriminationYouthStructural violence and the uncertainty of viral undetectability for African, Caribbean and Black people living with HIV in Canada: an institutional ethnography
Odhiambo A, O’Campo P, Nelson L, Forman L, Grace D. Structural violence and the uncertainty of viral undetectability for African, Caribbean and Black people living with HIV in Canada: an institutional ethnography. International Journal For Equity In Health 2023, 22: 33. PMID: 36797746, PMCID: PMC9935247, DOI: 10.1186/s12939-022-01792-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStructural violenceACB peopleBlack peopleSocial fabricInstitutional practicesBlack communityHealth policy actorsPrecarious immigration statusSocial determinantsAnti-Black racismHIV/AIDSCriminalization of HIVPolicy actorsInstitutional ethnographyHIV discourseSocial workersHousing instabilityDepth interviewsImmigration statusSocial worldBiomedical discoursePrivileged individualsFrontline workersFood insecurityRacial discriminationGender discrimination among women healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: Findings from a mixed methods study
Hennein R, Gorman H, Chung V, Lowe S. Gender discrimination among women healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: Findings from a mixed methods study. PLOS ONE 2023, 18: e0281367. PMID: 36745623, PMCID: PMC9901797, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0281367.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGender discriminationChildcare supportGender equity programsHigher gender discriminationCOVID-19 pandemicExpectations of motherhoodEquity programsUnequal opportunitiesMixed-methods studyRacial discriminationSupport needsGreater supportProfessional advancementOpen-ended responsesDetails experiencesCareer developmentUnited StatesMethods studyWorkersWorkplace climateThemesEnded questionOnline surveySupportExpectations
2022
The Associations of Racial Discrimination and Neighborhood Disadvantage With World Assumptions Among Black, Latine, and Asian Young Adults
Haeny A, Holmes S, Woerner J, Hicks T, Ahuja M, Overstreet C, Amstadter A, Sartor C. The Associations of Racial Discrimination and Neighborhood Disadvantage With World Assumptions Among Black, Latine, and Asian Young Adults. Journal Of Interpersonal Violence 2022, 38: 6798-6818. PMID: 36433838, PMCID: PMC10211824, DOI: 10.1177/08862605221137701.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPost-traumatic stress disorderContext of traumaTraumatic eventsYoung adultsNeighborhood disadvantageRacial discriminationWorld assumptionPost-trauma psychopathologyAsian young adultsConceptualization of traumaShattered assumptionsSample of BlackTraumatic exposureStress disorderCore beliefsColor experienceCurrent conceptualizationsNeighborhood violenceMost adultsAdultsDiscriminationConceptualizationTraumaRacial groupsContextThe Association Between Racial Attitudes, Alcohol Use and Mood Disorders Among Black Adolescents
Opara I, Lardier D, Boyd D, Boateng A, Brawner B. The Association Between Racial Attitudes, Alcohol Use and Mood Disorders Among Black Adolescents. Journal Of Prevention 2022, 44: 85-104. PMID: 36156761, PMCID: PMC9892305, DOI: 10.1007/s10935-022-00706-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlack adolescentsRacial attitudesAlcohol useMood disordersPositive racial identityTraumatic eventsPreliminary supportAdolescent SurveyExperiences of racismRacism awarenessCriminal justice involvementWhite adolescentsMental healthSubstance useAdolescentsAwareness domainJustice involvementPrevention programmingRacial identityRacial discriminationAttitudesDisordersRacial groupsRegression analysisAssociation
2021
Perceived Racial Discrimination, Alcohol Use, and Alcohol-Related Problems: The Moderating Role of Self-Compassion in Reserve-Dwelling First Nation Youth
Schick M, Nalven T, Crawford M, Spillane N. Perceived Racial Discrimination, Alcohol Use, and Alcohol-Related Problems: The Moderating Role of Self-Compassion in Reserve-Dwelling First Nation Youth. Translational Issues In Psychological Science 2021, 7: 405-418. PMID: 36381241, PMCID: PMC9648674, DOI: 10.1037/tps0000300.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLevels of self-compassionAlcohol-related problemsSelf-CompassionAlcohol useLow levels of self-compassionRacial discriminationResponses to racial discriminationContext of racial discriminationNegative alcohol-related consequencesSimple slope analysesAlcohol-related consequencesNorth American Indigenous adolescentsExperiences of racial discriminationPerceived Racial DiscriminationFirst Nation adolescentsNation adolescentsPencil-and-paper surveyModerating RoleNation's youthFirst Nations youthDisproportionate ratesAlcoholReservation communitiesAdolescentsIndigenous adolescentsImpact of Racial Discrimination on the Mental Health of Minoritized Youth
Njoroge W, Forkpa M, Bath E. Impact of Racial Discrimination on the Mental Health of Minoritized Youth. Current Psychiatry Reports 2021, 23: 81. PMID: 34648076, DOI: 10.1007/s11920-021-01297-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDevelopmental trajectoriesChildren's developmental trajectoriesDevelopmental lensInterpersonal relationshipsMental healthMinoritized youthRecent FindingsFromHealthy developmentReviewThe impactIntervention strategiesYouthRacial discriminationMultiple formsAmerica's childrenChildrenRacismDiscriminationPeersHealthThe Need for Shared Nomenclature on Racism and Related Terminology in Psychology
Haeny AM, Holmes SC, Williams MT. The Need for Shared Nomenclature on Racism and Related Terminology in Psychology. Perspectives On Psychological Science 2021, 16: 886-892. PMID: 34498528, PMCID: PMC8439544, DOI: 10.1177/17456916211000760.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImpact of racismRelated constructsCumulative scienceMaintenance of racismSystem of beliefsRacial prejudiceIndividual factorsSocial featuresRacial discriminationForms of racismSocial constructRacial health disparitiesConstructsRacismPsychologyNegative impactMultiple formsClinical researchRelated terminologyPrejudiceResearchBeliefsRacial hierarchyHealth disparitiesHealth
2020
Suicide among Black Children: An Integrated Model of the Interpersonal-Psychological Theory of Suicide and Intersectionality Theory for Researchers and Clinicians
Opara I, Assan M, Pierre K, Gunn J, Metzger I, Hamilton J, Arugu E. Suicide among Black Children: An Integrated Model of the Interpersonal-Psychological Theory of Suicide and Intersectionality Theory for Researchers and Clinicians. Journal Of Black Studies 2020, 51: 611-631. PMID: 34305168, PMCID: PMC8301214, DOI: 10.1177/0021934720935641.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInterpersonal-psychological theoryBlack childrenSuicide researchIntersectionality theoryGender minority statusUnderstudied factorMental healthWhite youthRacial discriminationMinority statusSuicide riskChildrenRisk of suicideConceptual paperIntegrated modelWhite childrenSuicideSocioeconomic statusResearchCritical gapRates of suicideTheoryYouthResearchersDiscrimination
2017
Anxiety, Stress, and Trauma Symptoms in African Americans: Negative Affectivity Does Not Explain the Relationship between Microaggressions and Psychopathology
Williams M, Kanter J, Ching T. Anxiety, Stress, and Trauma Symptoms in African Americans: Negative Affectivity Does Not Explain the Relationship between Microaggressions and Psychopathology. Journal Of Racial And Ethnic Health Disparities 2017, 5: 919-927. PMID: 29098598, DOI: 10.1007/s40615-017-0440-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNegative affectivityTrauma symptomsEuropean American college studentsSymptoms of psychopathologyMental health outcomesRacial discriminationSelf-reported frequencyAmerican college studentsIndividual differencesExperiences of discriminationAffectivityCollege studentsPsychopathologyRacial microaggressionsPrior researchMicroaggressionsMistreatmentMeasurable anxietyAfrican AmericansAnxietyEuropean AmericansStrong relationshipDiscriminationExperienceHealth outcomes
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