We examined whether increasing individuals’ perceived variability of an out-group reduces prejudice and discrimination toward members of this group. In a series of four laboratory and field experiments, we attracted participants’ attention to the heterogeneity of members of an out-group (or not), and then measured their attitudes or behaviors. Perceived variability was manipulated by portraying...

OBJECTIVE To examine whether perceived weight discrimination is associated with change in health markers over time and whether it is associated with daily stressors, physical symptoms, and affect. METHODS Participants were selected from the Midlife in the United States (MIDUS) study if they had data on perceived weight discrimination and health markers at MIDUS II (2004-2006), health markers ...

D epression is more prevalent in both African Americans and Caucasians with diabetes (1) than in nondiabetic control subjects (2), and it is associated with worse diabetes outcomes (3,4). Prospective studies (5) show that everyday encounters with discrimination predict subsequent depressive symptoms in nondiabetic individuals. When discrimination is perceived, specifically in health care, it ma...

OBJECTIVE To examine whether the adverse effect of obesity on psychological well-being can be explained by weight discrimination. METHODS The study sample included 5056 older (≥50 y) men and women living in England and participating in the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing. Participants reported experiences of weight discrimination in everyday life and completed measures of quality of life...

OBJECTIVE To examine the effect of perceived discrimination and self-rated health among the immigrant population in the Basque Country, Spain, and determine whether this effect varies according to region of origin, age, sex and education. METHODS Descriptive cross-sectional study. The study population included immigrants aged 18 and older residing in the Basque Country. Data from the 2014 For...

IMPORTANCE Multivariable comorbidity research indicates that many common mental disorders are manifestations of 2 latent transdiagnostic factors, internalizing and externalizing. Environmental stressors are known to increase the risk for experiencing particular mental disorders, but their relationships with transdiagnostic disorder constructs are unknown. The present study investigated one such...

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...

OBJECTIVES To describe the demographic correlates of perceived discrimination and explore the association between perceived discrimination and psychiatric disorders. DESIGN A national household survey was conducted between 2002 and 2004 using the World Health Organization Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI) to generate diagnoses of psychiatric disorders. Additional instruments...

INTRODUCTION Perceived discrimination is related to poor health and has been offered as one explanation for the persistence of health inequalities in some societies. In this study, we explore the prevalence and correlates of perceived discrimination in a large, multiracial Brazilian metropolitan area. METHODS The study uses secondary analysis of a regionally representative household survey co...