Open AccessDiscrimination and Subsequent Mental Health, Substance Use, and Well-being in Young Adults
Author(s) -
Yvonne Lei,
Vivek V. Shah,
Christopher Biely,
Nicholas Jackson,
Rebecca Dudovitz,
Elizabeth S. Barnert,
Emily Hotez,
Alma D. Guerrero,
Anthony L. Bui,
Narayan Sastry,
Adam Schickedanz
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
pediatrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.611
H-Index - 345
eISSN - 1098-4275
pISSN - 0031-4005
DOI - 10.1542/peds.2021-051378
Subject(s) - medicine , mental health , binge drinking , longitudinal study , cross sectional study , young adult , demography , poison control , injury prevention , clinical psychology , psychiatry , gerontology , environmental health , pathology , sociology
Discrimination has been shown to have profound negative effects on mental and behavioral health and may influence these outcomes early in adulthood. We aimed to examine short-term, long-term, and cumulative associations between different types of interpersonal discrimination (eg, racism, sexism, ageism, and physical appearance discrimination) and mental health, substance use, and well-being for young adults in a longitudinal nationally representative US sample.