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Sleep problems may be a link between perceived racism and poor health
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Sleep problems may be a link between perceived racism and poor health

Perceived racism was associated with an elevated risk of self-reported sleep disturbance, which was increased by 61 percent after adjusting for socioeconomic factors and symptoms of depression. People who experience racial discrimination are more likely to have poor mental and physical health. The results suggest that sleep may be an important pathway linking discrimination with health problems.
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Post Date: 27th Jul, 2016 - 1:06pm / Post ID: #

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Repeated experiences of racism most damaging to mental health

For the first time, research reveals how harmful repeated racial discrimination can be on mental and physical health. The study looked at the accumulation of experiences of racial attacks over time including being shouted at, being physically attacked, avoiding a place, or feeling unsafe because of one's ethnicity. Ref. Source 9y.


 
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