title: Racism as a determinant of social and emotional wellbeing for Aboriginal Australian youth.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore the associations between self-reported racism and health and wellbeing outcomes for young Aboriginal Australian people.
  
  
  METHODS
  A cross-sectional study of 345 Aboriginal Australians aged 16-20 years who, as participants in the prospective Aboriginal Birth Cohort Study, were recruited at birth between 1987 and 1990 and followed up between 2006 and 2008.
  
  
  METHODS
  Self-reported social and emotional wellbeing using a questionnaire validated as culturally appropriate for the study's participants; recorded body mass index and waist-to-hip ratio.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Self-reported racism was reported by 32% of study participants. Racism was significantly associated with anxiety (odds ratio [OR], 2.18 [95% CI, 1.37-3.46]); depression (OR, 2.16 [95% CI, 1.33-3.53]); suicide risk (OR, 2.32 [95% CI, 1.25-4.00]); and poor overall mental health (OR, 3.35 [95% CI, 2.04-5.51]). No significant associations were found between self-reported racism and resilience or any anthropometric measures.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Self-reported racism was associated with poor social and emotional wellbeing outcomes, including anxiety, depression, suicide risk and poor overall mental health.
authors.affiliation: McCaughey Centre and Onemda Koori Health Unit, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC. npriestATunimelb.edu.au
authors.forename: Naomi C
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Priest
authors.forename: Yin C
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Paradies
authors.forename: Wendy
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Gunthorpe
authors.forename: Sheree J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Cairney
authors.forename: Sue M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Sayers
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000208:ethnology*; D006801:Humans; D008603:Mental Health; D015876:Northern Territory; D011287:Prejudice; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000209:etiology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult