How Skin Tone Influences Relationships Between Discrimination, Psychological Distress, and Self-Rated Mental Health Among Older African Americans.
Tyrone C HamlerAnn W NguyenVerna KeithWeidi QinFei WangPublished in: The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences (2022)
This study contributes to the emerging body of literature on skin tone, discrimination, and mental health. Uncovering mechanisms behind the "why" is an important next step in understanding how skin tone influences the relationship between discrimination and mental health. The negative psychological effects associated with darker complexion provide several areas to be examined.