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Racial Discrimination: A Continuum of Violence Exposure for Children of Color

Sanders-Phillips, Kathy·2009·Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review

Abstract

This article reviews and examines findings on the impact of racial discrimination on the development and functioning of children of color in the US. Based on current definitions of violence and child maltreatment, exposure to racial discrimination should be considered as a form of violence that can significantly impact child outcomes and limit the ability of parents and communities to provide support that promotes resiliency and optimal child development. In this article, a conceptual model of the effects of racial discrimination in children of color is presented. The model posits that exposure to racial discrimination may be a chronic source of trauma in the lives of many children of color that negatively influences mental and physical outcomes as well as parent and community support and functioning. Concurrent exposure to other forms of violence, including domestic, interpersonal and/or community violence, may exacerbate these effects. The impact of a potential continuum of violence exposure for children of color in the US and the need for future research and theoretical models on children's exposure to violence that attend to the impact of racial discrimination on child outcomes are discussed.

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Authors
Sanders-Phillips, K.
Venue
Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review
Published
2009-05-23
Volume
12
Issue
2
Pages
174-195
ISSN
  • 1096-4037 (ISSN-L)
  • 1573-2827
OpenAlex
W1978276194
Cited by
158
References
226
Citations by year
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FWCI
2.75
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child Abuse and Trauma
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
Keywords
racial discrimination, children of color, violence exposure, child abuse, chronic trauma, child development, resilience, domestic violence, community violence, conceptual model, mental health outcomes, physical health outcomes, parental support, community support
MeSH terms
Black or African American, Child, Child Development, Psychology, Child, Humans, Models, Psychological, Parent-Child Relations, Parents, Prejudice, United States, Violence

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