Objective: Many studies point to the negative impact of discrimination on the psychological and social functioning of ethnic minority persons. The realization of these studies across multiple European countries enables a systematization of this knowledge, which is our goal in the present work. Method: This study presents a systematic review and a meta-analysis of the correlates of perceived ethnic discrimination among ethnic minority persons living in European countries. Results: The analyses of 121 effect sizes reveal that discrimination is positively associated with symptoms of psychiatric disturbances, depression, psychosis, perceived stress, and externalizing behavior. Discrimination is also negatively associated with the self-esteem, positive evaluation of life, self-efficacy/mastery, well-being, and psychological adaptation of migrants. The results show that the strength of these relationships is, in some cases, moderated by persons’ gender, age, and ethnicity and countries’ multicultural preference and countries’ rating in the Migrant Integration Policies Index (MIPEX), namely, in regard to labor market mobility, permanent residence, and antidiscrimination policies. Conclusions: The detrimental effect of discrimination on many psychosocial dimensions emphasizes the need for governmental agencies to develop systemic and concrete interventions to decrease ethnic prejudice in Europe. Moreover, the results show that fostering multiculturalism, and implementing broad antidiscrimination policies has a protective function in the face of discrimination. Enforcing the implementation of these policies can be a fundamental way to promote the psychological adjustment of ethnic minority persons.

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在欧洲，感知到的种族歧视与心理相关：一项荟萃分析。

目的：许多研究指出歧视对少数民族人的心理和社会功能的负面影响。这些研究在多个欧洲国家的实现使这些知识得以系统化，这是我们当前工作的目标。方法：本研究对居住在欧洲国家的少数民族中种族歧视的相关因素进行了系统的综述和荟萃分析。结果：对121种影响大小的分析表明，歧视与精神障碍，抑郁，精神病，感觉到的压力和外在行为的症状呈正相关。歧视还与自尊，对生活，自我效能/掌握，幸福和移民的心理适应的积极评价有关。结果表明，在某些情况下，这些关系的强度受到以下因素的影响：人的性别，年龄和种族，以及国家的多元文化偏好和国家在移民融合政策指数（MIPEX）中的等级，即在劳动方面市场流动性，永久居留权和反歧视政策。结论：歧视对许多社会心理方面的有害影响强调了政府机构必须制定系统和具体的干预措施，以减少欧洲的种族偏见。此外，结果表明，在面对歧视时，促进多元文化主义和实施广泛的反歧视政策具有保护作用。