New Article: Everyday and major experiences of racial/ethnic discrimination and sleep health in a multiethnic population of U.S. women: findings from the Sister Study

Highlights

• Everyday discrimination was associated with a 10% higher short sleep prevalence.
• Major discrimination was associated with a 12% higher short sleep prevalence.
• Both forms were associated with a 10% higher prevalence of insomnia symptoms.
• Half (Black), 13% (Latina), and 1% (White) reported both forms of discrimination.
• Racial/ethnic discrimination is a likely contributor to sleep health disparities.

Read more about JPB Fellow Chandra Jackson’s research.