Racial discrimination and core executive functions

• Published in: Stress and health Vol. 38; no. 3; pp. 615 - 621
• Main Authors: Keating, Luke, Kaur, Amandeep, Mendieta, Miguel, Gleason, Colleen, Basello, Gina, Roth, Alan, Brondolo, Elizabeth
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.08.2022
• Subjects: cognition; Cognitive ability; Executive function; Memory; psychosocial; Racial discrimination; racial, ethnic, and cultural factors in health; racism; Short term memory

Researchers have theorized that exposure to racial discrimination may impair executive functioning. The limited existing data broadly support this notion and suggest that discrimination may exert acute and persistent effects on executive functioning, potentially because of the cognitive demands asso...