Perceived Discrimination in LGBTIQ Discourse: A Typology of Verbal Discrimination

Discrimination learning in a verbal conditioning situation.

Perceived Discrimination of Immigrant Adolescents in Greece How Does Group Discrimination Translate Into Personal Discrimination?

The purpose of this study was to examine whether and how individual differences contribute to the translation of perceived group discrimination into perceived personal discrimination. One hundred forty-five Pontic Greek and 269 Albanian students (mean age 12.9 years) enrolled in Greek urban public schools were assessed in Grade 1 of high school. Albanians reported higher discrimination against ...

Perceived Weight Discrimination and Obesity

Weight discrimination is prevalent in American society. Although associated consistently with psychological and economic outcomes, less is known about whether weight discrimination is associated with longitudinal changes in obesity. The objectives of this research are (1) to test whether weight discrimination is associated with risk of becoming obese (Body Mass Index≥30; BMI) by follow-up among...

Color discrimination in Caspian pony

Perceived discrimination and psychological distress in Sweden.

There is lack of evidence on the health effects of perceived discrimination. We analysed the association between perceived discrimination and psychological distress, and whether socio-economic disadvantage explains this association in 15,406 men and 17,922 women in Sweden during 2004. After adjustment for age and long-term illness, frequent experiences of discrimination were associated with inc...