SynthesisPsychological bulletin2009
Perceived discrimination and health: a meta-analytic review.
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The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
App-Based Mindfulness Meditation for People of Color Who Experience Race-Related Stress: A Randomized Control Trial
Tailored Ecological Momentary Music Intervention to Reduce Stress in the Daily Life of Turkish Immigrant Women
Who cites it
1,593 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- A systematic review culturally adapted Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CaCBT) for Arabic-speaking populations including North African subgroups.BMC psychology · 2026Pooled it
- Mental Health in Sexual and Gender Minority Populations: A Systematic Review of Systematic Reviews With Narrative Synthesis and a Network Meta-Analysis of Suicide Attempts.The International journal of social psychiatry · 2026Pooled it
- Guideline
- Emotion regulation and mental health across cultures: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Nature human behaviour · 2025Pooled it
- Mental health first aid in the workplace: a reflexive thematic analysis of UK workers' experiences.International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being · 2026Trial
- The role of racial discrimination in medical care: A secondary analysis of the effect of culturally tailored, internet-delivered CBT for insomnia in Black women.The British journal of clinical psychology · 2026Trial
- Discrimination experiences are associated with same-day and next-day smoking among adults with low socio-economic status trying to quit: A secondary analysis of data from a randomized clinical trial.Addiction (Abingdon, England) · 2026Trial
- A Self-Guided App-Based Mindfulness Intervention for Racially and Ethnically Minoritized Individuals Who Experience Discrimination-Related Mental Health Symptoms: Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Trial
- Moderating effects of coping strategies on the associations between stigma and depression among emerging adults.Journal of affective disorders · 2025Trial
- Perceptions of fairness in gender relations: a qualitative study of South Korean middle-aged men.International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being · 2026Article
- Social Determinants of Health, Maternal Quality of Life, and Family Functioning Among Latinx Families of Children with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2026Article
- Anticipatory Stress of Police Violence and Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors Among US Black Adults: A Sex-stratified Analysis.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2026Article
- Gambling, Discrimination, and Stressful Life Events among Substance Use Disorder Treatment Patients.Journal of gambling studies · 2026Article
- Racial Discrimination and PTSD Symptoms Among Black Women: The Mediating Roles of Anxiety and Depression.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2026Article
- Curvilinear associations of discrimination attributions with inflammatory and antiviral gene expression.Psychoneuroendocrinology · 2026Article
- Discrimination and Mental Health: Influence of Structural Racism.Journal of marital and family therapy · 2026Article
- Endocannabinoids Mediate Racial/Ethnic Discrimination Prediction of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms Moderated by Resting-State Functional Connectivity in Black and African American Individuals.Biological psychiatry. Cognitive neuroscience and neuroimaging · 2026Article
- Unpacking Multiple Forms of Discrimination Experiences in Racial/Ethnic Subgroups of Emerging Adults.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2026Article
- Nativity-Based Discrimination and Depressive Symptoms Among Adolescents from Multicultural Families in South Korea: Socioeconomic Heterogeneity in Vulnerability.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2026Article
- Perceived Discrimination and Cognitive Function Among Older Adults: An Analysis of the Health and Retirement Study.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2026Article
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Abstract
Perceived discrimination has been studied with regard to its impact on several types of health effects. This meta-analysis provides a comprehensive account of the relationships between multiple forms of perceived discrimination and both mental and physical health outcomes. In addition, this meta-analysis examines potential mechanisms by which perceiving discrimination may affect health, including through psychological and physiological stress responses and health behaviors. Analysis of 134 samples suggests that when weighting each study's contribution by sample size, perceived discrimination has a significant negative effect on both mental and physical health. Perceived discrimination also produces significantly heightened stress responses and is related to participation in unhealthy and nonparticipation in healthy behaviors. These findings suggest potential pathways linking perceived discrimination to negative health outcomes.
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