Vani Kakar

Datos Biográficos

ID389258
NOMBREVani Kakar
NOMBRESVani
APELLIDOKakar
FIRMAKAKAR V
AFILIACIONESUniversity of the Pacific
ORCID0000-0002-2056-014X
VERIFICADOSí
TOTAL DE OBRAS11
TOTAL DE CITAS3
TOTAL COMO AUTOR11
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN2020
AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN2026
ÍNDICE H1

  • “A Student Wrote on my arm Because They Knew I was Unhoused and Could not Shower”

    Open AccessZena R Mello, Christine R Starr et al.ARTICLEPolicy Insights from the…2026

    Social class discrimination refers to the negative overt or subtle interpersonal treatment that individuals encounter because they are disadvantaged in social class. Adolescents experience social class discrimination from peers, school personnel, and other adults, often cued by visible markers, such as clothing, housing, food access, and the (in)ability to pay for school activities. Up to 50% of adolescents surveyed report social class discrimina…

  • Class is in session

    Open AccessZena R Mello, Vani Kakar et al.ARTICLESocial Psychology of Education2026Referencias: 16

  • They will look at the shoes and make fun of them”

    Open AccessZena R Mello, Vani Kakar et al.ARTICLEJournal of Adolescent Research2026Referencias: 30

    Economic inequality impacts development across the lifespan, influencing access to resources, suitable housing, and quality schooling. However, we lack an understanding of how differences in income shape interpersonal interactions, such as social class discrimination. Adolescence is a key developmental period to examine this construct, given identity formation and cognitive advances. We conducted semi-structured interviews with adolescents ( n = …

  • Settings Matter

    Open AccessZena R Mello, Christine R Starr et al.ARTICLEYouth & Society2026Referencias: 51

    Despite widespread research on tobacco use and social class, there have been limited studies examining how social class discrimination relates to tobacco use. To address this knowledge gap, we conducted a cross-sectional study with 956 adolescents. Participants were disadvantaged in social class. Tobacco use included lifetime and past month use of combustible tobacco and nicotine vaping. Social class discrimination included multiple sources, such…

  • Class Dismissed

    Open AccessZena R Mello, Vani Kakar et al.ARTICLEJournal of Adolescence2025

    Introduction Economic inequality is rising around the globe. Social class includes income, education, and occupation, and is strongly tied to academic achievement. However, we do not yet know how the discrimination that adolescents experience because of their social class is associated with academic achievement. To address this knowledge gap, we examined the association between social class discrimination and academic achievement among adolescent…

  • Examining the prospective effects of multiple sources of minority stress on disordered eating in sexual minority men of color

    Dominic M Denning, Marley G Billman Miller et al.ARTICLEStigma and Health2025

  • Examining how social class discrimination is associated with combustible tobacco use, nicotine vaping, and dual use among adolescents in California

    Open AccessZena R Mello, Vani Kakar et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2025Citada por: 2Referencias: 60

  • Discrimination and Risky Health Behaviors

    Open AccessZena R Mello, Vani Kakar et al.ARTICLEYouth & Society2025Referencias: 86

    We examined the association between gender discrimination and tobacco use among 725 adolescent girls in the United States. Gender discrimination referred to the interpersonal prejudice individuals experienced because of their gender and included multiple forms (overt, subtle) and sources (teenagers, school personnel, and other important adults). Gender discrimination was measured with five subscales: overt gender discrimination from teenagers, ov…

  • Appearance Satisfaction Among Adolescent Girls in Australia, China, India, and Iran

    Open AccessVani Kakar, Jasmine Fardouly et al.ARTICLESex Roles2023Citada por: 1Referencias: 13

    The current study examined the associations between perceived actual-ideal discrepancies in facial and bodily attributes and adolescent girls’ appearance satisfaction and whether these relationships were moderated by the importance associated with the attributes and/or the country of the participants. A multilingual survey was completed by 900 girls aged 12–18 years old living in Australia, China, India, and Iran. Girls in India and Iran were mos…

  • The bidirectional relationships between peer victimization and internalizing problems in school-aged children

    Open AccessStefanny Christina, Natasha R Magson et al.ARTICLEClinical Psychology Review2021

  • Determinants of object choice and object attachment

    Open AccessMelissa M Norberg, Jonathan David et al.ARTICLEJournal of Behavioral Addictions2020

    Background and aims Individuals who meet criteria for compulsive buying–shopping disorder (i.e., acquiring problems only) or hoarding disorder (i.e., acquiring and discarding problems) may acquire possessions to compensate for unmet belonging needs, but may do so in different ways. Those with compulsive buying–shopping disorder may acquire objects that they believe will relieve the distress associated with unmet belonging needs (e.g., objects tha…