September 2, 2020

COVID-19 Racism and Mental Health in Chinese American Families

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Mental Health and Personal Impact

Keywords (Tags): mental health personal impact

• Results from a survey of COVID-19 racism and racial discrimination among 543 Chinese American parents (78% mothers) and 230 of their children (48% girls) shows that nearly half of parents and youth reported being directly targeted by COVID-19 racial discrimination online (32% parents; 46% youths) or in person (51% parents; 50% youths), and most reported at least one incident of COVID-19 vicarious racial discrimination online and/or in person (89% parents; 92% youths). In both parental and youth groups, higher levels of perceived racism and racial discrimination were associated with poorer mental health.

Cheah et al. (Sept 1, 2020). COVID-19 Racism and Mental Health in Chinese American Families. Pediatrics. https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2020-021816