Open AccessFuture Directions in Research on Institutional and Interpersonal Discrimination and Children’s Health
Author(s) -
Dolores AcevedoGarcía,
Lindsay Rosenfeld,
Erin Hardy,
Nancy McArdle,
Theresa L. Osypuk
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2012.300986
Subject(s) - interpersonal communication , ethnic group , psychology , mental health , perspective (graphical) , ethnic discrimination , interpersonal relationship , affect (linguistics) , racism , social psychology , developmental psychology , sociology , psychiatry , gender studies , communication , artificial intelligence , anthropology , computer science
Research evidence indicates that 2 forms of racial discrimination-perceived interpersonal discrimination and racial/ethnic residential segregation (a form of institutional discrimination)-may influence children's health and disparities. Although research on these 2 forms of discrimination and health has primarily focused on adults, smaller bodies of work have documented that perceived interpersonal discrimination and segregation have a negative effect on infants' health, and that perceived interpersonal discrimination may negatively affect children's mental health. Three directions for research are (1) incorporating a life-course perspective into studies of discrimination and children's health, (2) linking residential segregation with geography-of-opportunity conceptual frameworks and measures, and (3) considering residential segregation along with segregation in other contexts that influence children's health (e.g., schools).