Ethnic inequalities in adolescent mental wellbeing: An interaction analysis of social identity markers, risk and protective factors
• Minoritised ethnic young people show better mental wellbeing than White British peers. • Discrimination and bullying harm wellbeing more for certain ethnicities. • Own-ethnic density and parent support are more protective for some ethnic groups. • Traditional gender gap and effects of peer support are uniform across ethnicities.
Authors
- Qiqi Cheng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2295-330X)
- Dharmi Kapadia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4007-1981)
- Jose Marquez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6304-4444)
- Neil Humphrey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8148-9500)
- Jessica Stepanous (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8326-1350)
- Patricia Irizar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0078-1372)
- Kathryn Mills-Webb (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-9421-4737)
Publication Details
- Journal
- SSM - Mental Health
- Published
- 2025-09-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmmh.2025.100535
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.31