Everyday Discrimination and Adolescents’ Mental Health: Evidence From an Ecological Momentary Assessment

Kelli L. Dickerson, Joshua G. Rivenbark, William E. Copeland, Anna Gassman-Pines, Rick H. Hoyle, Thomas McDade, Michael A. Russell, Candice L. Odgers, Department of Informatics, University of California Irvine, Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine, Department of Psychology , Duke University, Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University, Department of Anthropology, Northwestern University, College of Health and Human Development, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Department of Psychology, University of California Irvine

The Journal of Early Adolescence

Published online on January 07, 2026

Abstract

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Adolescents who report discrimination experience worse mental health. However, most research has been cross-sectional and retrospective. This study investigated how prospectively-assessed day-to-day perceptions of everyday discrimination relate to mental ...