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06.12.2019 | Original Paper

Trends and mental health correlates of discrimination among Latin American and Asian immigrants in the United States

verfasst von: Christopher P. Salas-Wright, Michael G. Vaughn, Trenette Clark Goings, Sehun Oh, Jorge Delva, Mariana Cohen, Seth J. Schwartz

Erschienen in: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology | Ausgabe 4/2020

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Abstract

Purpose

To examine the national trends and mental health correlates of discrimination among Latin American and Asian immigrants in the United States.

Methods

We examine data from the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions collected between 2004 and 2013. Recurrent discrimination was measured by respondent reports of adverse experiences such as receiving poor treatment in restaurants or being called a racist name.

Results

Rates of perceived discrimination increased by more than 80 percent among immigrants from Latin America (from 14% in 2004 to 25% in 2013), but remained unchanged among Asian immigrants (20–22%). Large percentage point (pp) increases were observed among Latin American immigrants with less than a high school education (pp increase = 13.5) and residing in households earning $20-35,000 annually (pp increase = 14.0).

Conclusions

Findings raise concern both because of the inherent iniquitousness of discrimination and because identity-based mistreatment is linked with mental health problems.

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Titel: Trends and mental health correlates of discrimination among Latin American and Asian immigrants in the United States
verfasst von: Christopher P. Salas-Wright
Michael G. Vaughn
Trenette Clark Goings
Sehun Oh
Jorge Delva
Mariana Cohen
Seth J. Schwartz
Publikationsdatum: 06.12.2019
Verlag: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Erschienen in: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology / Ausgabe 4/2020
Print ISSN: 0933-7954
Elektronische ISSN: 1433-9285
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-019-01811-w

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