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Daily Associations Between Ethnic and Racial Discrimination and Sleep Among Mexican-Origin Adolescents.

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Title: Daily Associations Between Ethnic and Racial Discrimination and Sleep Among Mexican-Origin Adolescents.
Authors: Yip, Tiffany (AUTHOR), Lorenzo, Kyle (AUTHOR), Zhao, Zhenqiang (AUTHOR), Diaz, Jasmine (AUTHOR), Wang, Lijuan (AUTHOR), Cruz-Gonzalez, Mario (AUTHOR), Valentino, Kristin (AUTHOR), Park, Irene (AUTHOR), Zhen-Duan, Jenny (AUTHOR), Alvarez, Kiara (AUTHOR), Alegría, Margarita (AUTHOR)
Source: Behavioral Sleep Medicine. May/Jun2026, Vol. 24 Issue 3, p346-357. 12p.
Subjects: Ethnic discrimination, Race discrimination, Sleep quality, Mexicans, Sleep duration, Adolescent health, Sleep hygiene, Psychological stress
Abstract: Objectives: Ethnic and racial discrimination stress is a key social determinant of sleep health, yet its day-to-day influence on Mexican-origin adolescents remains underexplored. This study focused on Mexican-origin adolescents and examined the negative effects of daily ethnic and racial discrimination stress on sleep. Method: The analytic sample included 256 Mexican-origin adolescents (48.8% female, 49.7% male, 1.56% non-binary; mean age = 13.50; SD = 1.11; range = 12–16 years old) residing in a suburban area in the United States Midwest. Using multi-level models that disentangle between- and within-person effects, this study assessed daily ethnic and racial discrimination stress and self-reported same-night sleep using a 21-day daily report method. Daily sleep indicators included nighttime duration, onset latency, and quality. Results: On days when adolescents reported higher levels of discrimination stress, they also reported longer sleep onset latency. At the between-person level, youth who reported higher levels of discrimination stress reported poorer sleep quality. Possible reciprocal dynamics between stress and sleep were tested. Results showed that at the within-person level, sleep behaviors were not associated with next-day racial discrimination. At the between-person level, adolescents who reported higher sleep quality or longer sleep duration the prior night also reported lower levels of next-day discrimination, suggesting that sleep disturbances may be associated with stress experiences. Conclusion: This study highlights the importance of targeted support for Mexican-origin adolescents' sleep health especially on days when they experience ethnic and racial discrimination. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Abstract:Objectives: Ethnic and racial discrimination stress is a key social determinant of sleep health, yet its day-to-day influence on Mexican-origin adolescents remains underexplored. This study focused on Mexican-origin adolescents and examined the negative effects of daily ethnic and racial discrimination stress on sleep. Method: The analytic sample included 256 Mexican-origin adolescents (48.8% female, 49.7% male, 1.56% non-binary; mean age = 13.50; SD = 1.11; range = 12–16 years old) residing in a suburban area in the United States Midwest. Using multi-level models that disentangle between- and within-person effects, this study assessed daily ethnic and racial discrimination stress and self-reported same-night sleep using a 21-day daily report method. Daily sleep indicators included nighttime duration, onset latency, and quality. Results: On days when adolescents reported higher levels of discrimination stress, they also reported longer sleep onset latency. At the between-person level, youth who reported higher levels of discrimination stress reported poorer sleep quality. Possible reciprocal dynamics between stress and sleep were tested. Results showed that at the within-person level, sleep behaviors were not associated with next-day racial discrimination. At the between-person level, adolescents who reported higher sleep quality or longer sleep duration the prior night also reported lower levels of next-day discrimination, suggesting that sleep disturbances may be associated with stress experiences. Conclusion: This study highlights the importance of targeted support for Mexican-origin adolescents' sleep health especially on days when they experience ethnic and racial discrimination. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
ISSN:15402002
DOI:10.1080/15402002.2026.2620780