mental health and well-being in different levels of perceived discrimination

background: to compare mental health and well- being in different levels of the perceived discrimination among iranian people living in tehran. method: using multi- stage sampling, 1255 subjects with the average age of 45 years and 9 months (including 672 women and 583 men) were selected and they completed all items of the general health questionnaire (ghq), the social well- being inventory (swi), personal well- being inventory (pwi), and a question to assess the perceived discrimination. results: data analysis by kruskal- wallis test revealed that there were significant differences between physical symptoms (χ 2 =5.93, p <0.05) and depression (χ 2 =15.70, p <0.05), the subscales of mental health in different levels of the perceived discrimination. furthermore, comparing personal well- being scores and its subscales in different levels of the perceived discrimination showed significant differences in personal hygiene (χ 2 =7.20, p <0.05), and security in future (χ 2 =7.60, p <0.05). emotional well- being (χ 2 =12.25, p <0.05), self-rule (χ 2 =7.45, p <0.05), personal growth (χ 2 =19.87, p <0.05), and psychological well- being (χ 2 = 9.09, p <0.05) were significantly different in different levels of the perceived discrimination, too. moreover, comparing social well- being in different levels of the perceived discrimination indicated significant differences between social acceptance (χ 2 =14.91, p <0.05), and social participation (χ 2 = 10.91, p <0.05). conclusion: therefore, people are more active in society, increases the possibility of encountering with discrimination and consequently the perception of that.