Colorism has a deleterious effect on cognition and health impacting populations. Among African Americans, colorism and social stratification based on skin complexion, has profound sociological effects. These social relationships in daily living show the health burden associated with colorism is enormous. Dark‐skinned African Americans have lower socioeconomic status, diminished prestige, and are less likely to hold elected offices compared to their lighter skin counterparts. This systematic review critically examines a wider scope of effects colorism has on African American adults, a topic not well understood and underexplored. To what extent does colorism impact the psychosocial, educational, and economic outcomes of African Americans? What is the evidence for the efficacy of colorism research associated with poor health? PRISMA guidelines, which consisted of a 27‐item checklist and a four‐phase flow diagram, were used to evaluate research studies. A thematic analysis approach was used to identify and summarize qualitative and quantitative studies. The findings illustrate that African Americans with darker skin are significantly impacted by prejudice solely because of the color of their skin. The multidimensionality of colorism within society for African Americans delineates further damaging impacts on human health. Implications for social and policy changes are discussed.

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非洲裔美国人的色彩歧视与不良健康后果之间的复杂关系：系统综述

色彩歧视对认知和健康人群产生有害影响。在非裔美国人中，基于肤色的肤色歧视和社会分层具有深远的社会学影响。日常生活中的这些社会关系表明，与色彩歧视相关的健康负担巨大。与肤色较浅的非裔美国人相比，肤色黝黑的非裔美国人的社会经济地位较低，威信减少并且担任民选职务的可能性较小。这篇系统的评论主要考察了色彩歧视对非裔美国人的广泛影响，这个话题尚未得到很好的理解和探索。色彩歧视在多大程度上影响了非洲裔美国人的社会心理，教育和经济成果？有什么证据表明与不良健康相关的色彩主义研究的功效？PRISMA准则，它由27个项目清单和一个四阶段流程图组成，用于评估研究。主题分析方法用于识别和总结定性和定量研究。研究结果表明，肤色较深的非裔美国人受偏见的影响很大，这仅仅是因为他们的肤色。非裔美国人在社会内部色彩主义的多维性描述了对人类健康的进一步破坏性影响。讨论了对社会和政策变化的影响。研究结果表明，肤色较深的非裔美国人受偏见的影响很大，这仅仅是因为他们的肤色。非裔美国人在社会内部色彩主义的多维性描述了对人类健康的进一步破坏性影响。讨论了对社会和政策变化的影响。研究结果表明，肤色较深的非裔美国人受偏见的影响很大，这仅仅是因为他们的肤色。非裔美国人在社会内部色彩主义的多维性描述了对人类健康的进一步破坏性影响。讨论了对社会和政策变化的影响。