Quentaxia Wrighting|Lorraine R. Reitzel|Tzu?An Chen|Darla E. Kendzor|Daphne C. Hernandez|Ezemenari M. Obasi|Sonakshee Shree|Michael S. Businelle
Characterizing Discrimination Experiences by Race among Homeless Adults
objectives among domiciled samples racial discrimination known stressor linked poorer quality life however homeless adults may particularly vulnerable discrimination due multiple factors beyond race study characterized perceived discrimination reported impact quality life sample adults homeless methods homeless adults recruited oklahoma city selfreported sociodemographics past discrimination experiences impact quality life via macarthur major experiences discrimination questionnaire descriptive statistics frequencies used characterize perceived discrimination experiences impact racial differences examined using ano vaskruskalwallis tests chisquare tests results discrimination experiences attributed homelessness common consistent races black adults perceived significantly lifetime discrimination experiences white adults attributed majority race relative whites american indians black adults likely endorse links discrimination harder life conclusions results suggest black homeless adults may represent vulnerable racial subgroup hardships life conse quence perceived discrimination among homeless adults