title: Perceived ethnic and language-based discrimination and Latina immigrant women's health.
abstract: Perceiving ethnic discrimination can have aversive consequences for health. However, little is known about whether perceiving language-based (how one speaks a second language) discrimination poses the same risks. This study examined whether perceptions of language-based and ethnic discrimination are associated with mental and physical health. Among 132 Mexican and Dominican immigrant women, perceiving ethnic and language-based discrimination each predicted psychological distress and poorer physical health. When examined together, only ethnic discrimination remained a significant predictor. These results emphasize the importance of understanding how perceived ethnic and language-based discrimination play an integral role in the health of Latina immigrant women.
authors.affiliation: 1 California State University, Long Beach, USA.
authors.forename: May Ling
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Halim
authors.affiliation: 1 California State University, Long Beach, USA.
authors.forename: Keith H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Moy
authors.affiliation: 2 New York University, USA.
authors.forename: Hirokazu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yoshikawa
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004293:Dominican Republic / Q000208:ethnology; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008800:Mexico / Q000208:ethnology; D019303:Multilingualism; D009519:New York City / Q000208:ethnology; D011287:Prejudice; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology*
keywords: culture; ethnicity; psychological distress; racism; stigma