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Microaggression MeSH Descriptor Data 2024


MeSH Heading
Microaggression
Tree Number(s)
F01.145.813.045.500
Unique ID
D000088828
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000088828
Scope Note
Brief verbal, behavioral, or situational indignities that communicate hostile, derogatory, or negative slights or insults. It may may be intentional or implicit. Three subtypes have been identified: microassaults, which are purposefully discriminatory actions; microinsults, which are subtle snubs that devalue a person’s identity; and microinvalidations, which are unintentional exclusions or negations of an individual’s thoughts. (dictionary.apa.org/microaggression 12/30/2020)
Previous Indexing
Aggression (2000-2021)
Public MeSH Note
2022
History Note
2022
Date Established
2022/01/01
Date of Entry
2021/07/09
Revision Date
2021/07/06
Microaggression Preferred
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