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Maternal Experiences with Everyday Discrimination and Infant Birth Weight

A Test of Mediators and Moderators Among Young, Urban Women of Color

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ID8076367
AuthorsValerie A Earnshaw (0000-0002-4147-3301, corresponding author), Lisa Rosenthal (0000-0003-3425-8192), Jessica B Lewis (0000-0003-4602-0130), Emily C Stasko, Jonathan N Tobin (0000-0003-4722-539X, Clinical Directors Network), Todd T Lewis (0000-0003-3905-8931), Tené T Lewis, Angus E Reid (0000-0001-6543-0560), Allecia E Reid, Jeannette R Ickovics (0000-0001-5361-8160)
Year2012
Volume45
Issue1
Pages13-23
Publication date2012-08-27
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAnnals of Behavioral Medicine (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0883-6612 • E-ISSN: 1532-4796
PublisherOxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1007/s12160-012-9404-3
PMID22927016
PMCIDPMC3562380
OpenAlexW2125807729
LanguageEN
Citations received51
References cited59

Given the association between birth weight and health across the lifespan, it is critical to reduce discrimination directed at young, urban women of color so that all children can begin life with greater promise for health

Anxiety · Association (psychology · Attribution · Birth weight · Depressive symptoms · Developmental psychology · Ethnic group · Everyday life · Health psychology · Low birth weight · Pregnancy · Psychiatry · Public health · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations · Medicine · Obesity and Health Practices · Psychology · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research · Clinical Psychology · Demography · Social Psychology

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Citation span2013 - 2026 (14)
Citation velocitycurrent
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