Racial/Ethnic Discrimination and Adolescents’ Well-Being: The Role of Cross-Ethnic Friendships and Friends’ Experiences of Discrimination

2016 ◽  
Vol 88 (2) ◽  
pp. 493-504 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aprile D. Benner ◽  
Yijie Wang
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Ethnic Discrimination ◽  
Racial Ethnic

scholarly journals Racial/ethnic discrimination and well-being during adolescence: A meta-analytic review.

2018 ◽  
Vol 73 (7) ◽  
pp. 855-883 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aprile D. Benner ◽  
Yijie Wang ◽  
Yishan Shen ◽  
Alaina E. Boyle ◽  
Richelle Polk ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Ethnic Discrimination ◽  
Analytic Review ◽  
Racial Ethnic

scholarly journals Understanding racial/ethnic differences in breast cancer-related physical well-being: the role of patient–provider interactions

2018 ◽  
Vol 170 (3) ◽  
pp. 593-603 ◽  
Author(s):  
Devon K. Check ◽  
Neetu Chawla ◽  
Marilyn L. Kwan ◽  
Laura Pinheiro ◽  
Janise M. Roh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Ethnic Differences ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Racial Ethnic

scholarly journals Socioeconomic Status and Psychosocial Resources Mediate Racial/Ethnic Differences in Psychological Health Among Gay and Bisexual Men: A Longitudinal Analysis Using Structural Equation Modeling

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 155798832110011
Author(s):  
Rainier Masa ◽  
Sylvia Shangani ◽  
Don Operario
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Minority ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Sexual Minority Men ◽  
Collective Self ◽  
Race Ethnicity ◽  
Minority Men ◽  
Racial Ethnic ◽  
Everyday Discrimination

A large body of research demonstrates disparities in psychological health attributed to sexual minority identity, racial/ethnic minority identity, and socioeconomic status (SES). Fewer studies have explicated the role of these multiple attributes on psychological health and explored the role of SES and psychosocial resources in determining outcomes. We analyzed data from Project STRIDE, a longitudinal survey involving a diverse sample of gay and bisexual adult men ( n = 198). Using structural equation modeling, we tested hypothesized direct and indirect effects of race/ethnicity, SES, and three psychosocial mediational variables (collective self-efficacy, everyday discrimination, internalized homophobia) on two outcome variables—psychological and social well-being—assessed at 1-year follow-up. Our model indicated that: (1) race/ethnicity and SES were significantly associated with each other and with each psychosocial mediator; (2) higher SES was directly and indirectly associated with both measures of well-being; and (3) collective self-esteem and everyday discrimination mediated the association between SES and both measures of well-being. The model also indicated that racial/ethnic associations with psychological mediators and outcomes are evident in the context of SES, but these effects might be suppressed when the model does not consider SES. Findings highlight the critical role of SES and race/ethnicity in determining the psychological and social well-being of sexual minority men. Specification of mediating variables—collective self-efficacy, everyday discrimination, internalized homophobia—indicates potential intervention targets to improve psychological and social health in sexual minority men. Associations between race/ethnicity and SES support the need for intersectional frameworks in addressing the health of sexual minority men.

Reducing Prejudice Through Promoting Cross-Group Friendships

2021 ◽  
pp. 108926802110612
Author(s):  
Melanie Killen ◽  
Katherine Luken Raz ◽  
Sandra Graham
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Intergroup Bias ◽  
Systemic Racism ◽  
United Nations General ◽  
United Nations General Assembly ◽  
Intergroup Biases ◽  
Prejudicial Attitudes ◽  
Racial Ethnic

Around the globe, individuals are affected by exclusion, discrimination, and prejudice targeting individuals from racial, ethnic, and immigrant backgrounds as well as crimes based on gender, nationality, and culture (United Nations General Assembly, 2016). Unfortunately, children are often the targeted victims (Costello & Dillard, 2019). What is not widely understood is that the intergroup biases underlying systemic racism start long before adulthood with children displaying notable signs of intergroup bias, sometimes before entering grade school. Intergroup bias refers to the tendency to evaluate members of one’s own group more favorably than someone not identified with one’s group and is typically associated with prejudicial attitudes. Children are both the victims and the perpetrators of bias. In this review, we provide evidence of how biases emerge in childhood, along with an analysis of the significant role of intergroup friendships on enhancing children’s well-being and reducing prejudice in childhood. The review focuses predominantly on the context of race, with the inclusion of several other categories, such as nationality and religion. Fostering positive cross-group friendships in childhood helps to address the negative long-term consequences of racism, discrimination, and prejudice that emerges in childhood and continues through to adulthood.

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