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Discrimination of visually perceived intervals of time [PDF]
Perception & Psychophysics, 1978 The discrimination of short intervals of time, demarcated by a foveally presented spatially distinct double pulse of light, was studied under several conditions of pulse intensity, angular diameter, and duration. We defined temporal acuity as a measure of discrimination capacity in terms of d′ values.
M. W. M. Oostenbrug +2 more
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Perceived discrimination and psychological distress in Sweden [PDF]
British Journal of Psychiatry, 2006 SummaryThere is lack of evidence on the health effects of perceived discrimination. We analysed the association between perceived discrimination and psychological distress, and whether socio-economic disadvantage explains this association in 15 406 men and 17 922 women in Sweden ...
Sarah Wamala +2 more
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Perceived Weight Discrimination and Obesity
PLoS ONE, 2013 Weight discrimination is prevalent in American society. Although associated consistently with psychological and economic outcomes, less is known about whether weight discrimination is associated with longitudinal changes in obesity. The objectives of this research are (1) to test whether weight discrimination is associated with risk of becoming obese ...
Angelina R. Sutin, Antonio Terracciano
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Perceived discrimination, race and health in South Africa [PDF]
Social Science & Medicine, 2008 To assess the levels of perceived acute and chronic racial and non-racial discrimination in South Africa, their association with health, and the extent to which they contribute to racial differences in physical and mental health, data were used from a national probability sample of adults, the South African Stress and Health Study (SASH).
David R. Williams +5 more
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Perceived Discrimination in LGBTIQ Discourse: A Typology of Verbal Discrimination
PORTAL Journal of Multidisciplinary International Studies, 2014 New within the field of Discourse Analysis, Perceived Discrimination (PD) is the study of discourse that focuses on the perspective of the victims of discrimination. This article explores the experiences of verbal discrimination as reported by eighteen LGBTIQ participants during semi-structured, co-constructed interviews.
Sol Rojas Lizana
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Comparison of European, African, Asian, and Other/Mixed Race American Children for the Association Between Household Income and Perceived Discrimination [PDF]
International Journal of Travel Medicine and Global Health, 2021 Introduction: Perceived discrimination is one of the reasons behind ethnic health disparities. However, less is known about racial and ethnic groups differ in social determinants of discrimination.
Shervin Assari +2 more
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Social Epidemiology of Perceived Discrimination in the United States: Role of Race, Educational Attainment, and Income [PDF]
International Journal of Epidemiologic Research, 2020 Background and aims: This study aimed to compare non-Hispanic Black (NHB) and non-Hispanic White (NHW) American adults for the associations of educational attainment and household income with perceived racial discrimination.
Shervin Assari
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Medwave, 2022 Introduction Perceived discrimination is a complex phenomenon of study and has significant repercussions on people's health. Many studies confirm the negative effects of stress on workers' health in the workplace, affecting both their physical and mental
Gonzalo Bravo +3 more
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European Psychiatry, 2021 Introduction Turkish people immigrated to Germany initially as guest workers since the 1950s. Even though some Turkish immigrants resist to integrate culturally in order to preserve their traditions, those who immigrated during the last ten years ...
E.D. Cindik Herbrüggen
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Terrorist attacks and minority perceived discrimination [PDF]
The British Journal of Sociology, 2020 AbstractA growing strand of the literature finds a causal negative impact of terrorism on undifferentiated discriminatory attitudes toward Muslims, migrants, and other minorities. In this paper, we argue that jihadist terrorism threatens first and foremost Muslims.
Marco Giani, Luca Paolo Merlino
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