The association between experiences of racism and mental health on children and young people in the UK: rapid scoping review
Background Racism is increasingly recognised as a key contributor to poor mental health. However, the existing literature primarily focuses on its effects on adults. Aim To identify literature on the association between experiences of racism and mental health in children and young people in the UK...
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Background
Racism is increasingly recognised as a key contributor to poor mental health. However, the existing literature primarily focuses on its effects on adults.
Aim
To identify literature on the association between experiences of racism and mental health in children and young people in the UK.
Method
Inclusion criteria were: (a) peer-reviewed publications containing original data; (b) UK-based research; (c) included examination of associations between mental health and experiences of direct or indirect racism (quantitative or qualitative); (d) inclusion of an assessment of mental health outcomes; (e) participant ages up to and including 18 years of age or (if the range went beyond 18) with a mean age of 17 years or less. Six databases were searched between 2000 and 2022; an initial 11 522 studies were identified with only eight meeting the inclusion criteria.
Results
Five of the identified studies provided quantitative data and three provided qualitative data. The majority of studies (7/8) focused on children and young people aged 10 years and over; only one focused on children under the age of 10 years. Measurements of racism varied among the studies providing quantitative data. Only four studies directly focused on the effects of racism on the mental health of children and young people.
Conclusion
Although the included studies highlighted potential negative impacts of experiences of racism on children and young people in the UK, this review shows the lack of available literature to inform policy and practice. No studies examined the impact of internalised racism, systemic and institutional racism, or intersectionality.
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| spelling | doaj-art-103ca62a7d9f4c02936ff108d7c3995e2025-01-27T09:05:19ZengCambridge University PressBJPsych Open2056-47242025-01-011110.1192/bjo.2024.836The association between experiences of racism and mental health on children and young people in the UK: rapid scoping reviewFiyory Tzeggai Ghezae0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9231-5381Zonke Zungu1Ann John2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5657-6995Kadra Abdinasir3Kamaldeep Bhui4https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9205-2144Adenike Adebiyi5Cathy Creswell6https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1889-0956Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; and Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, UKSection of Organisational Psychology, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, South AfricaSwansea University Medical School, Swansea, UKCentre for Mental Health, London, UKDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; Academic Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UKDepartment of Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UKDepartment of Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK Background Racism is increasingly recognised as a key contributor to poor mental health. However, the existing literature primarily focuses on its effects on adults. Aim To identify literature on the association between experiences of racism and mental health in children and young people in the UK. Method Inclusion criteria were: (a) peer-reviewed publications containing original data; (b) UK-based research; (c) included examination of associations between mental health and experiences of direct or indirect racism (quantitative or qualitative); (d) inclusion of an assessment of mental health outcomes; (e) participant ages up to and including 18 years of age or (if the range went beyond 18) with a mean age of 17 years or less. Six databases were searched between 2000 and 2022; an initial 11 522 studies were identified with only eight meeting the inclusion criteria. Results Five of the identified studies provided quantitative data and three provided qualitative data. The majority of studies (7/8) focused on children and young people aged 10 years and over; only one focused on children under the age of 10 years. Measurements of racism varied among the studies providing quantitative data. Only four studies directly focused on the effects of racism on the mental health of children and young people. Conclusion Although the included studies highlighted potential negative impacts of experiences of racism on children and young people in the UK, this review shows the lack of available literature to inform policy and practice. No studies examined the impact of internalised racism, systemic and institutional racism, or intersectionality. https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2056472424008366/type/journal_articleChildhood experiencestigma and discriminationsocial functioningeducation and trainingclinical outcomes measures |
| spellingShingle | Fiyory Tzeggai Ghezae Zonke Zungu Ann John Kadra Abdinasir Kamaldeep Bhui Adenike Adebiyi Cathy Creswell The association between experiences of racism and mental health on children and young people in the UK: rapid scoping review BJPsych Open Childhood experience stigma and discrimination social functioning education and training clinical outcomes measures |
| title | The association between experiences of racism and mental health on children and young people in the UK: rapid scoping review |
| title_full | The association between experiences of racism and mental health on children and young people in the UK: rapid scoping review |
| title_fullStr | The association between experiences of racism and mental health on children and young people in the UK: rapid scoping review |
| title_full_unstemmed | The association between experiences of racism and mental health on children and young people in the UK: rapid scoping review |
| title_short | The association between experiences of racism and mental health on children and young people in the UK: rapid scoping review |
| title_sort | association between experiences of racism and mental health on children and young people in the uk rapid scoping review |
| topic | Childhood experience stigma and discrimination social functioning education and training clinical outcomes measures |
| url | https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2056472424008366/type/journal_article |
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