How bad is 'discrimination' for your mental health? This study has a few things to say

According to a new UCLA study, young adults who face discrimination towards their bodies, race, age or sex are at an increased risk for mental health issues. The findings of the study were published in the journal Pediatrics.

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For the study, Researchers examined health data of 1,834 adults between the ages of 18 and 28 for a period of 10 years. The team found that the greater number of incidents of discrimination someone experiences, the more their risk for mental and behavioural problems increases.

As per the findings, approximately 93 percent of participants in the study reported experiencing discrimination; the most common factors they cited were age (26 percent), physical appearance (19 percent), sex (14 percent) and race (13 percent).

Researchers also observed that people who experienced any amount of discrimination had a 26 percent greater risk for poor mental health than people who said they did not experience discrimination at all.

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