Perceived discrimination and impaired mental health in Turkish immigrants and their descendents in Germany

This study investigates the relationship between different forms of perceived ethnic discrimination, stress, and depressive and somatoform symptoms in Turkish immigrants and their descendents. Moreover, it was tested whether ethnic identification buffers the effect of discrimination on stress.

Source: Comprehensive Psychiatry - June 11, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Ricarda Mewes, Frank Asbrock, Johanna Laskawi Source Type: research