biostudies-literatureKarcher NRNSFNIDA NIH HHSNIMH NIH HHSNational Institute of Mental HealthSubstance Abuse and Mental Health Services AdministrationNational Institutes of HealthNational Science Foundation1262-1272https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9525459biostudies-literatureUnknown61(10)<h4>Objective</h4>The present study aimed to examine factors that may account for race/ethnicity differences in psychotic-like experiences (PLEs) in a middle childhood sample, including evidence for experiences of discrimination as a psychosocial mediator of these differences.<h4>Method</h4>In a sample of 9- to 10-year-olds (N = 10,839) from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study, we compared PLEs across racial/ethnic groups. We also examined whether experiences of discrimination indirectly linked racial/ethnic identity and PLEs and whether social support moderated this indirect association.<h4>Results</h4>Differences between racial/ethnic groups were found in the endorsement of PLEs, such that Black and Hispanic participants endorsed higher levels of PLEs compared with Asian, muJournal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent PsychiatryUnderstanding Associations Between Race/Ethnicity, Experiences of Discrimination, and Psychotic-like Experiences in Middle Childhood.PMC9525459L30 MH120574-01U01 MH124639U01 DA041117U24 DA041123U24 DA041147U01 MH124639-01R37 MH085953U01DA041106U01 DA041174U01DA041028U01DA041148U01DA041048U01DA041025U01 DA041134U01 DA041156U01DA041089K23 MH121792U01DA041022U01DA041120SM081092-01U01 DA041093DGE-1745038K23MH121792-01U01 DA041106U01 DA041028R01 MH112545R01 MH112545-03U01 DA041089U01 DA041022U01DA041117U01 DA041120U24DA041147U01 DA041148U01 DA041048U24DA041123U01 DA041025U01DA041134U01DA041156L30 MH120574U01DA041174U01DA041093Jay SYTaylor RLElsayed NMKarcher NRKlaunig MJSchiffman JfalseUnderstanding Associations Between Race/Ethnicity, Experiences of Discrimination, and Psychotic-like Experiences in Middle Childhood.<h4>Objective</h4>The present study aimed to examine factors that may account for race/ethnicity differences in psychotic-like experiences (PLEs) in a middle childhood sample, including evidence for experiences of discrimination as a psychosocial mediator of these differences.<h4>Method</h4>In a sample of 9- to 10-year-olds (N = 10,839) from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study, we compared PLEs across racial/ethnic groups. We also examined whether experiences of discrimination indirectly linked racial/ethnic identity and PLEs and whether social support moderated this indirect association.<h4>Results</h4>Differences between racial/ethnic groups were found in the endorsement of PLEs, such that Black and Hispanic participants endorsed higher levels of PLEs compared with Asian, mu2022-01-01T00:00:00Z2022 Oct2026-05-28T01:59:29.592Z2025-04-05T15:23:58.38ZS-EPMC95254593537823710.1016/j.jaac.2022.03.025