Stress grounded in experiences of racial discrimination: a cluster analysis among a racially diverse sample in Canada.

ABSTRACT: Background and Objective: Previous studies have shown that experience of racial discrimination is associated with increased mental health problems, especially stress. Using a cluster analytical procedure, the current study aimed to examine stress characteristics related to racial discrimination in individuals from diverse racial identities.Method: In total, 4220 participants completed the questionnaires assessing stress, resilience, everyday racial discrimination, and experience of major racial discrimination. K-means cluster analysis was performed to cluster participants' features regarding stress, resilience, everyday racial discrimination, and major racial discrimination. To determine the optimal number of clusters, the gap statistic was employed. Extracted clusters were t

SUBMITTER: Moshirian Farahi SMM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12857705 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature