Everyday Racial Discrimination,Everyday Non-Racial Discrimination,and Physical Health Among African-Americans |
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| Authors: | Dawne M Mouzon Robert Joseph Taylor Amanda Toler Woodward Linda M Chatters |
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| Institution: | 1. Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Rutgers, NJ, USAdawne.mouzon@rutgers.edu;3. School of Social Work, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA;4. School of Social Work, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA;5. School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA |
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| Abstract: | ABSTRACTPast research has identified a link between discrimination and health outcomes among people of color. Perceptions of the cause of discrimination (racial versus other) seem to be important for mental health; however, this relationship has not been fully examined for physical health. Using data from the National Survey of American Life, we find that, among African-Americans, racial discrimination and overall discrimination regardless of attribution are associated with negative health outcomes while non-racial discrimination is not. The results suggest that racial discrimination has a unique adverse effect on physical health for African-Americans that practitioners need to better understand. |
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| Keywords: | African-Americans Blacks chronic health discrimination physical health race |
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