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Day-to-day discrimination and health among Asian Indians: A population-based study of Gujarati men and women in Metropolitan Detroit.
- Source :
- Journal of Behavioral Medicine; Oct2012, Vol. 35 Issue 5, p471-483, 13p
- Publication Year :
- 2012
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Abstract
- This study examined the relationship between experiences of day-to-day discrimination and two measures of health among Gujaratis, one of the largest ethnic groups of Asian Indians in the U.S. Data were collected via computer-assisted telephone interviews with a random sample of Gujarati men and women aged 18-64 in Metropolitan Detroit ( N = 423). Using structural equation modeling, we tested two gender-moderated models of the relationship between day-to-day discrimination and health, one using the single-item general health status and the other using the 4-item emotional wellbeing measure. For both women and men, controlling for socio-demographic and other relevant characteristics, the experience of day-to-day discrimination was associated with worse emotional wellbeing. However, day-to-day discrimination was associated with the single-item self-rated general health status only for men. This study identified not only gender differences in discrimination-health associations but also the importance of using multiple questions in assessing perceived health status. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 01607715
- Volume :
- 35
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Behavioral Medicine
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 104506076
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10865-011-9375-z