title: Future directions in research on institutional and interpersonal discrimination and children's health.
abstract: 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).
authors: Dolores Acevedo-Garcia, Lindsay E. Rosenfeld, and Erin Hardy are with the Institute for Child, Youth and Family Policy, the Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA. At the time of the study, Theresa L. Osypuk was with the Bouve College of Health Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, MA. Nancy McArdle and all authors are with diversitydata.org , Boston.
authors: Dolores
authors: D
authors: Acevedo-Garcia
authors: Lindsay E
authors: LE
authors: Rosenfeld
authors: Erin
authors: E
authors: Hardy
authors: Nancy
authors: N
authors: McArdle
authors: Theresa L
authors: TL
authors: Osypuk
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005544:Forecasting; D054624:Health Status Disparities; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008603:Mental Health; D011287:Prejudice; D063505:Racism; D012106:Research / Q000639:trends*; D012574:Schools; D014481:United States; D055815:Young Adult