title: An intersectional approach for understanding perceived discrimination and psychological well-being among African American and Caribbean Black youth.
abstract: The present study examined whether combinations of ethnicity, gender, and age moderated the association between perceived discrimination and psychological well-being indicators (depressive symptoms, self-esteem, and life satisfaction) in a nationally representative sample of Black youth. The data were from the National Survey of American Life, which includes 810 African American and 360 Caribbean Black adolescents. The results indicated main effects such that perceived discrimination was linked to increased depressive symptoms and decreased self-esteem and life satisfaction. Additionally, there were significant interactions for ethnicity, gender, and race. Specifically, older Caribbean Black female adolescents exhibited higher depressive symptoms and lower life satisfaction in the context of high levels of perceived discrimination compared with older African American male adolescents.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Campus Box 3270, Davie Hall, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3270, USA. eseaton@unc.edu
authors.forename: Eleanor K
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Seaton
authors.forename: Cleopatra H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Caldwell
authors.forename: Robert M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Sellers
authors.forename: James S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Jackson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000296:Adolescent Psychiatry; D001741:Black or African American / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology; D000367:Age Factors; D044383:Black People / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology*; D017691:Caribbean Region / Q000208:ethnology; D032882:Comprehension; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003863:Depression / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D004192:Discrimination, Psychological / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012737:Sex Factors; D012931:Social Environment; D012938:Social Perception
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