Examining colorism, body image, and self-esteem in UK Black and South Asian adolescents
Experiencing colourism was associated with worse wellbeing. The relationship between colorism and wellbeing may be explained by different mechanisms based on whether colorism is experienced by one's own racialized group or not. There is a need for carefully designed culturally responsive interventions.
Authors
- Nadia Craddock (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1403-9550)
- Paul White (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7503-9896)
- Aisha Phoenix (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9886-6288)
Institutions
- University of the West of England (GB)
- Centre for Public Policy Research (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Sociology
- Published
- 2025-12-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fsoc.2025.1687937
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Color perception and design
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.44
Funders
- UK Research and Innovation