Racial discrimination, depressive symptoms, and sleep problems among Blacks in the rural South.

Ariel R HartJustin A LavnerSierra E CarterSteven R H Beach

Published in: Cultural diversity & ethnic minority psychology (2020)

Persistent associations of racial discrimination with depressive symptoms and sleep problems reflect a lasting impact of racial discrimination. Because discrimination's effects on depression may contribute to increased sleep problems over time, interventions that buffer the effects of discrimination on depressive symptoms may also reduce sleep problems. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved).

Keyphrases

depressive symptoms
sleep quality
mental health
physical activity
social support
african american
south africa