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Skin Tone and Mental Health among African Americans and Caribbean Blacks in the U.S.

Bijou, Christina
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1574437390985803

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2019, Master of Arts, Ohio State University, Sociology.
Evidence suggests that skin tone is an important factor influencing physical health outcomes among African Americans. However, few studies have analyzed the relationship between skin tone and mental health for African Americans and there are currently no empirical analyses of the association between skin tone and mental health for Caribbean Blacks. Given the steadily increasing number of Black immigrants in the U.S. over the past two decades, further research comparing the differences between Black subpopulations in the U.S. is necessary. This study expands upon previous research by examining the relationship between skin tone and mental health among Black Americans and Black Caribbeans. There are three crucial differences between these two Black subpopulations that are likely to impact the relationship between skin tone and mental health: 1) nativity; 2) racial/ethnic identity; 3) the social organization of each group’s home country. Using the National Survey of American Life (NSAL), I examine and compare the association between skin tone and mental health disorders among Black Americans and Black Caribbeans.
Cynthia Colen (Advisor)
Reanne Frank (Advisor)
Kara Young (Committee Member)
50 p.
Sociology

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  • Bijou, C. (2019). Skin Tone and Mental Health among African Americans and Caribbean Blacks in the U.S. [Master's thesis, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1574437390985803

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Bijou, Christina. Skin Tone and Mental Health among African Americans and Caribbean Blacks in the U.S. . 2019. Ohio State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1574437390985803.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Bijou, Christina. "Skin Tone and Mental Health among African Americans and Caribbean Blacks in the U.S. ." Master's thesis, Ohio State University, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1574437390985803

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