Cook Center Affiliate Imari Smith published a paper in Social Science & Medicine on Racial and Gender Differences in Discrimination and Psychological Distress among Young Adults.
Smith, doctoral candidate in the Duke University’s Joint Program in Sociology and Public Policy, was the lead author on the paper, which sheds light on the understudied negative effects of discrimination on young adults’ mental health. It reveals how the health-harming effects of discrimination vary by race and gender, with perceived discrimination increasing psychological distress across all race-gender groups. Notably, the rate of increase is lower for Black men and women compared to White men, suggesting that resilient coping mechanisms found in older Black adults may also exist in young adulthood.
The paper can be read here.
