Utilizing Latent Class Analyses to Examine the Link Between Black Emerging Adults’ Intersectional Discrimination Experiences and Mental Health

Natasha C. Johnson, Stephen M. Gibson, Hawine G. Eticha, Danielle L. Andrews, School of Social Work, Columbia University, New York, Human Development and Quantitative Methodology, University of Maryland, College Park, Graduate School of Education, Fordham University, New York, Department of Sociology, Rice University

Emerging Adulthood

Published online on July 14, 2026

Abstract

Emerging Adulthood, Ahead of Print.
Addressing mental health disparities within Black communities requires a critical investigation of distinct minority-related stressors, such as discrimination. In the present study, we situate multiple forms of discrimination within an intersectionality ...