Racial Discrimination Can Take A Heavy Toll on Latino and Asian Teens
Racial Discrimination Can Take A Heavy Toll on Latino and Asian Teens
Latino and Asian adolescents who face racial or ethnic discrimination are more likely to experience depression, poor self-esteem, lower academic achievement, substance use and risky sexual behavior, according to a new meta-analysis published in the journal American Psychologist.
The findings reveal that young people of Asian and Latino backgrounds were at greater risk for these factors than African-American youth. In addition, the impact of discrimination on Latino youth’s academic performance was more pronounced than in African-American adolescents.
The study is the first to investigate the impact of perceived racial and ethnic discrimination on adolescents using meta-analyses.
Latino and Asian adolescents who face racial or ethnic discrimination are more likely to experience depression, poor self-esteem, lower academic achievement, substance use and risky sexual behavior, according to a new meta-analysis published in the journal American Psychologist. The findings reveal that young people of Asian and Latino backgrounds were at greater risk for these factors than African-American youth. In addition, the impact of discrimination on Latino youth’s academic performance was more pronounced than in African-American adolescents. The study is the first to investigate the impact of perceived racial and ethnic discrimination on adolescents using meta-analyses. Latino and Asian adolescents who face racial or ethnic discrimination are more likely to experience depression, poor self-esteem, lower academic achievement, substance use and risky sexual behavior, according to a new meta-analysis published in the journal American Psychologist. The findings reveal that young people of Asian and Latino backgrounds were at greater risk for these factors than African-American youth. In addition, the impact of discrimination on Latino youth’s academic performance was more pronounced than in African-American adolescents. The study is the first to investigate the impact of perceived racial and ethnic discrimination on adolescents using meta-analyses.