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Racial Discrimination and Interpersonal Violence in Asian American Adolescents During the COVID-19 Pandemic



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    Purpose: Racial discrimination targeting Asians in the United States has increased sharply since the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite a well-established link with mental/physical health outcomes, little is known about how racial discrimination relates to interpersonal violence, particularly in adolescents. To address this gap in knowledge, we examined cross-sectional and longitudinal (1-year follow-up) associations between racial discrimination and interpersonal violence perpetration and victimization in Asian American adolescents in a large US city. Methods: Data from Waves 3 (2020) and 4 (2021) of a randomized clinical trial of a school-based violence prevention program were examined. We limited our sample to participants who identified as Asian American (n = 344; 48.3% female; Mean age = 14.6 years at Wave 3). Results: At Wave 3, 26.5% of the adolescents reported experiencing some form of racial discrimination, including 18.3% experiencing verbal harassment due to race and 16.0% reporting inequitable treatment due to race. Relative to their nonvictimized counterparts, adolescents who experienced racial discrimination were more likely to report being a victim of bullying and teen dating violence cross-sectionally and being a bullying victim longitudinally. Moreover, those who experienced racial discrimination reported more bullying and teen dating violence perpetration concurrently, as well as more dating violence perpetration 1 year later. Discussion: In the understudied population of Asian American adolescents, we found that experiencing racial discrimination contributes to both interpersonal violence victimization and perpetration. Youth violence prevention could include strategies addressing racial discrimination. [Description provided by NIOSH]
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  • ISSN:
    1054-139X
  • Document Type:
    Text
  • Funding:
    Grant
  • Genre:
    Journal Article
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  • CIO:
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
  • Topic:
    Workplace Safety & Health
  • Location:
    North America
  • Pages in Document:
    246-251
  • Volume:
    74
  • Issue:
    2
  • NIOSHTIC Number:
    nn:20069692
  • Citation:
    J Adolesc Health 2024 Feb; 74(2):246-251
  • Contact Point Address:
    Yu Lu, Ph.D., Department of Health and Exercise Science, University of Oklahoma, 1401 Asp Ave, Norman, OK 73019
  • Email:
    Yu.Lu@ou.edu
  • Federal Fiscal Year:
    2024
  • Performing Organization:
    University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
  • Peer Reviewed:
    True
  • Start Date:
    20050701
  • Source Full Name:
    Journal of Adolescent Health
  • End Date:
    20250630
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  • Main Document Checksum:
    urn:sha-512:2a4a4dc50970fc08386373a864e542ea86db364fbef7db2f7d3c6b6dda9bd9c725350cc10dc68595dc1dce76ef0b52d4545641464221a19fdc72607f12045e17
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