ABSTRACT

Discrimination is a very complicated, multifaceted, and long lasting problem that prevails in social and even political structure. In subcontinent, the discrimination on the basis of skin color (colorism) is making lives of women miserable who are already victims of various disparities. Colorism was found to be a predictor for both mental and physical health. This study intended to examine the impact of colorism on self-esteem of Pakistani women along with finding out other determinants of self-esteem. A cross-sectional study with 400 Pakistani females (18–40 years) from rural area was conducted. The study comprised of demographics, skin-related questions, everyday discrimination scale, and Rosenberg’s self-esteem scale. Hierarchical linear regression showed residence, education, and colorism as significant predictors (p-value < 0.05) of self-esteem. Self-rated skin tone moderated effect of colorism on self-esteem (R² change = 0.028). It emphasized education of females with special focus on suburban areas along with participation of public health and dermatologists to discourage colorism and to stay confident with their skin tone.

摘要

歧视是一个非常复杂、多方面和长期存在的问题，普遍存在于社会甚至政治结构中。在次大陆，基于肤色（肤色歧视）的歧视正在使已经成为各种差异受害者的女性的生活变得悲惨。发现色彩主义是心理和身体健康的预测指标。本研究旨在检查肤色歧视对巴基斯坦女性自尊的影响，并找出其他自尊的决定因素。对来自农村地区的 400 名巴基斯坦女性（18-40 岁）进行了一项横断面研究。该研究包括人口统计、皮肤相关问题、日常歧视量表和罗森伯格的自尊量表。分层线性回归显示居住、教育和肤色是显着的预测因子（p-value < 0.05) 自尊。自评肤色调节了色彩对自尊的影响（R ²变化 = 0.028）。它强调了对女性的教育，特别关注郊区地区以及公共卫生和皮肤科医生的参与，以阻止色彩歧视并保持对自己肤色的信心。