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Cumulative effects of bullying and racial discrimination on adolescent health in Australia
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posted on 2023-06-09, 19:38 authored by Naomi Priest, Anne Kavanagh, Laia Becares, Tania KingThis study examined how cumulative exposure to racial discrimination and bullying victimization influences the health of Australian adolescents (n=2802) aged 10-11 years (19.3% visible ethnic minorities (non-White, non-Indigenous); 2.6% Indigenous) using data from 3 waves (2010-2014) of the nationally representative Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (LSAC). Cumulative exposure to racial discrimination and bullying victimization had incremental negative effects on socioemotional difficulties. Higher accumulated exposure to both stressors across time was associated with increased BMI z-scores, and risk of overweight/obesity. Studies that examine exposure to single risk factors such as bullying victimization or racial discrimination at 1 time point only are likely to miss key determinants of health for adolescents from stigmatized racial/ethnic backgrounds and under-estimate their stressor burden.
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- Published
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- Accepted version
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Journal of Health and Social BehaviorISSN
0022-1465Publisher
American Sociological AssociationExternal DOI
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3Volume
60Page range
344-361Department affiliated with
- Social Work and Social Care Publications
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- Yes
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2019-11-12First Open Access (FOA) Date
2019-11-12First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date
2019-11-12Usage metrics
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