Racial Discrimination Has Different Mental Health Effects On Asians, Study Shows
Thursday, May 8, 2008 - 19:21
in Psychology & Sociology
The first national study of Asians living in the United States shows that for some individuals, strong ties to their ethnicity can guard against the negative effects of racism. For others, strong ties to ethnicity can actually make the negative effects of discrimination worse. And the mental health effects of such discrimination may shift over a lifetime as Asian-Americans continue to examine their ethnic ties, say researchers.
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