What’s Your “Street Race”? Leveraging Multidimensional Measures of Race and Intersectionality for Examining Physical and Mental Health Status among Latinxs

Using the 2015 Latino National Health and Immigration Survey (N = 1,197), we examine the relationship between physical and mental health status and three multidimensional measures of race: (1) street race, or how you believe other “Americans” perceive your race at the level of the street; (2) socially assigned race, or what we call ascribed race, which refers to how you believe others usually classify your race in the United States; and (3) self-perceived race, or how you usually self-classify your race on questionnaires. We engage in intersectional inquiry by combining street race and gender. We find that only self-perceived race correlates with physical health and that street race is associated with mental health. We also find that men reporting their street race as Latinx or Arab were associated with higher odds of reporting worse mental health outcomes. One surprising finding was that for physical health, men reporting their street race as Latinx were associated with higher odds of reporting optimal physical health. Among women, those reporting their street race as Mexican were associated with lower odds of reporting optimal physical health when compared to all other women; for mental health status, however, we found no differences among women. We argue that street race is a promising multidimensional measure of race for exploring inequality among Latinxs.

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An Assessment of Long-Term Physical and Emotional Quality of Life of Persons Injured on 9/11/2001

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph16061054 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 16 (6) ◽

pp. 1054 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Robert Brackbill ◽

Howard Alper ◽

Patricia Frazier ◽

Lisa Gargano ◽

Melanie Jacobson ◽

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Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Mental Health ◽

Health Status ◽

Physical Health ◽

Injury Severity ◽

Mental Health Status ◽

Physical And Mental Health ◽

Component Score

Fifteen years after the disaster, the World Trade Center Health Registry (Registry) conducted The Health and Quality of Life Survey (HQoL) assessing physical and mental health status among those who reported sustaining an injury on 11 September 2001 compared with non-injured persons. Summary scores derived from the Short Form-12 served as study outcomes. United States (US) population estimates on the Physical Component Score (PCS-12) and Mental Component Score (MCS-12) were compared with scores from the HQoL and were stratified by Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and injury status. Linear regression models were used to estimate the association between both injury severity and PTSD and PCS-12 and MCS-12 scores. Level of injury severity and PTSD history significantly predicted poorer physical health (mean PCS-12). There was no significant difference between injury severity level and mental health (mean MCS-12). Controlling for other factors, having PTSD symptoms after 9/11 predicted a nearly 10-point difference in mean MCS-12 compared with never having PTSD. Injury severity and PTSD showed additive effects on physical and mental health status. Injury on 9/11 and a PTSD history were each associated with long-term decrements in physical health status. Injury did not predict long-term decrements in one’s mental health status. Although it is unknown whether physical wounds of the injury healed, our results suggest that traumatic injuries appear to have a lasting negative effect on perceived physical functioning.

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Depression, Anxiety and Health Status in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis

European Psychiatry ◽

10.1016/s0924-9338(09)71134-4 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 24 (S1) ◽

pp. 1-1

Author(s):

M. Chylova ◽

J.P. van Dijk ◽

J. Rosenberger ◽

I. Nagyova ◽

M. Gavelova ◽

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Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Multiple Sclerosis ◽

Health Status ◽

Physical Health ◽

Functional Disability ◽

Age Groups ◽

Mental Health Status ◽

Depression And Anxiety ◽

Physical Health Status ◽

Physical And Mental Health

Aims:Multiple sclerosis (MS) is the most common cause of neurological disability in young adults and is frequently accompanied by symptoms of depression and anxiety. The aim of this study was to explore the association of depression and anxiety with health status in younger and older MS patients.Method:223 MS patients (67.3% female; mean age 38.9±10.8 years; mean disease duration 5.8±5.2 years) were divided into younger and older age groups (< 45 and ≥45 years). They completed questionnaires focusing on sociodemographic data, depression and anxiety (HADS), and physical and mental health status (SF-36). Functional disability (EDSS) was assessed by a neurologist. To analyse the data, a U-test and multiple linear regression analyses were performed.Results:A model consisting of age, gender, marital status, EDSS, depression and anxiety explained 46.6% of the variance in physical health status and 60.8% of the variance in mental health status (p≤.001). Depression was a significant predictor of physical health status in older MS patients and was associated with mental health status in both age groups (p≤0.001). Anxiety was related to worse physical and mental health status in younger MS patients, but not in the older ones.Conclusion:Depression in MS patients is associated with mental health status and with physical health status only in the older group; anxiety is associated only in younger MS patients with regard to their health status. Psychiatric diagnostics focusing on depression and anxiety might be important for treatment of MS patients in order to contribute to improving a patient's health status.

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The relationship between low-intensity exercise and psychological distress among college students

Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira ◽

10.1590/1806-9282.66.6.737 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 66 (6) ◽

pp. 737-739

Author(s):

Ergang Zhu ◽

Jun Sun ◽

Tianhua Du

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

College Students ◽

Health Status ◽

General Health Questionnaire ◽

Mental Health Status ◽

Physical And Mental Health ◽

Low Intensity ◽

Low Intensity Exercise ◽

Self Reporting Questionnaire ◽

The Relationship

SUMMARY OBJECTIVE The purpose of our study was to confirm the relationship between low-intensity exercise and physical and mental health status among college students in China. METHODS This was a school-based cross-sectional study. The physical and mental health status was measured using a 12-item general health questionnaire(GHQ12) and low-intensity exercise was recorded by a self-reporting questionnaire. RESULTS The results revealed that the score of the GHQ12 was inversely associated with a higher frequency of low-intensity exercise (r=-0.38,p=0.001). CONCLUSIONS Our study suggests that low-intensity exercise may be a proper mean for improving the physical and mental health status of college students. School departments should take measures to push students to take part in physical activity.

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Physical and Mental Health Status of Iraqi Refugees Resettled in the United States

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health ◽

10.1007/s10903-013-9893-6 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 16 (6) ◽

pp. 1130-1137 ◽

Cited By ~ 56

Author(s):

Eboni M. Taylor ◽

Emad A. Yanni ◽

Clelia Pezzi ◽

Michael Guterbock ◽

Erin Rothney ◽

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Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

United States ◽

Health Status ◽

The United States ◽

Mental Health Status ◽

Iraqi Refugees ◽

Physical And Mental Health

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Impact of Hurricane Katrina on Mental Health among US Adults

American Journal of Health Behavior ◽

10.5993/ajhb.43.6.15 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 43 (6) ◽

pp. 1186-1199

Author(s):

Ruopeng An ◽

Yingjie Qiu ◽

Xiaoling Xiang ◽

Mengmeng Ji ◽

Chenghua Guan

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Health Status ◽

Physical Health ◽

Hurricane Katrina ◽

Negative Impact ◽

The United States ◽

Poor Mental Health ◽

Mental Health Status ◽

Behavioral Risk ◽

The Impact

Objectives: Hurricane Katrina was an intense tropical cyclone that made landfall in the United States (US) in August 2005, causing catastrophic damage in several states. This study examined the impact of Hurricane Katrina on mental health status among US adults. Methods: Multilevel regressions based on the difference-in-differences study design were performed on individual-level data (N = 70,267) retrieved from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System 2004-2006 surveys. Results: Hurricane Katrina was found to be associated with an increase of 0.68 poor mental health days among residents of Katrina-affected states. The negative impact of Hurricane Katrina on mental health status tended to be larger among Louisiana residents, women, young and middle-aged adults, lower income respondents, and those with poor/fair self-rated physical health than among Mississippi residents, men, older adults, higher income respondents, and those with good/excellent self-rated physical health. Conclusion: Hurricane Katrina adversely impacted mental health of residents in Katrina-affected states, and the impact differed across population subgroups. Future studies should investigate other potential risk and protective factors for the mental health consequences of disasters. They should examine long-term impacts on mental health following disasters to better inform population-based mental health interventions for disaster survivors.

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TATUS KESEHATAN MENTAL PASIEN GOUT ARHTRITIS DI KOTA TOMOHON

Jurnal Kesehatan Bakti Tunas Husada: Jurnal Ilmu-ilmu Keperawatan, Analis Kesehatan dan Farmasi ◽

10.36465/jkbth.v19i2.501 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 19 (2) ◽

pp. 226

Author(s):

Desi Desi

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Health Status ◽

Physical Health ◽

Quantitative Research ◽

Survey Methods ◽

Physical Symptoms ◽

Study Data ◽

Mental Health Status ◽

Physical Health Problems ◽

Descriptive Approach

Gout Arthritis is a disease known as gout, but in certain conditions this disease can cause physical symptoms that are not visible to some people. When there are problems with physical health, other health aspects will also have an impact. The same is true for patients diagnosed with Gout Arthritis, not only physical aspects but can affect other aspects, especially when having physical symptoms such as tofi. Mental health is a condition where there is a balance between emotional, behavioral and cognitive. This is the basis of the importance of maintaining mental health for someone who does not have physical health problems and for someone who has a disease such as Gout Arthritis patients. The purpose of this study was to find out how mental health status in Gout Arthritis patients in Tomohon City. Quantitative research using a descriptive approach was used in this study. Data collection used survey methods with questionnaires. The results showed that the majority of respondents had adequate mental health (80.6%). Based on the results of the study, it was concluded that mental health status in Gout Arthritis patients in Tomohon City was at a sufficient level. These influenced by himself and the environment around them.

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Intersecting race and gender stereotypes: Implications for group-level attitudes

Group Processes & Intergroup Relations ◽

10.1177/1368430217706742 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 21 (8) ◽

pp. 1172-1184 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Curtis E. Phills ◽

Amanda Williams ◽

Jennifer M. Wolff ◽

Ashley Smith ◽

Rachel Arnold ◽

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Keyword(s):

Black Men ◽

Gender Stereotypes ◽

South Asians ◽

The United States ◽

Men And Women ◽

Race And Gender ◽

The United Kingdom ◽

Minority Men ◽

And Gender ◽

The Relationship

Two studies examined the relationship between explicit stereotyping and prejudice by investigating how stereotyping of minority men and women may be differentially related to prejudice. Based on research and theory related to the intersectional invisibility hypothesis (Purdie-Vaughns & Eibach, 2008), we hypothesized that stereotyping of minority men would be more strongly related to prejudice than stereotyping of minority women. Supporting our hypothesis, in both the United Kingdom (Study 1) and the United States (Study 2), when stereotyping of Black men and women were entered into the same regression model, only stereotyping of Black men predicted prejudice. Results were inconsistent in regard to South Asians and East Asians. Results are discussed in terms of the intersectional invisibility hypothesis (Purdie-Vaughns & Eibach, 2008) and the gendered nature of the relationship between stereotyping and attitudes.

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Sometimes Leaving Means Staying: Race and White Teachers’ Emotional Investments

Teachers College Record ◽

10.1177/016146811912101305 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 121 (13) ◽

pp. 1-22

Author(s):

Zeus Leonardo ◽

Blanca Gamez-Djokic

Keyword(s):

Teaching And Learning ◽

White Women ◽

The United States ◽

Race And Gender ◽

Modern Education ◽

Critical Knowledge ◽

Educational Spaces ◽

Critical Understanding ◽

And Gender ◽

The Relationship

Emotional praxis is not a phrase usually associated with teaching and teacher education. Yet when race enters educational spaces, emotions frequently run high. In particular, Whites are often ill-equipped to handle emotions about race, either becoming debilitated by them or consistently evading them. Without critically understanding the relationship between race and emotions—or, simply, racialized emotions—teachers are unprepared to teach one of the most important topics in modern education. This chapter addresses this gap in education and teacher training by surveying the philosophical, sociological, and burgeoning literature on emotion in education to arrive at critical knowledge about the function and constitutive role it plays in discourses on race. Specifically, the argument delves into white racial emotions in light of the known fact that most teachers in the United States are White women. This means that our critical understanding of emotion during the teaching and learning interaction entails appreciation of both its racialized and gendered dimensions, and attention to both race and gender becomes part of emotional praxis. Finally, the essay ends with a proposal for an intersubjective race theory of emotion in education.

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Relationships of hardiness to physical and mental health status in military men: a test of mediated effects

Journal of Behavioral Medicine ◽

10.1007/s10865-011-9387-8 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 36 (1) ◽

pp. 1-9 ◽

Cited By ~ 19

Author(s):

Marcus K. Taylor ◽

Ricardo Pietrobon ◽

John Taverniers ◽

Matthew R. Leon ◽

Benedict J. Fern

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Health Status ◽

Mental Health Status ◽

Physical And Mental Health ◽

Mediated Effects

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COVID-19 and Mental Health: Predicted Mental Health Status is Associated with Clinical Symptoms and Pandemic-Related Psychological and Behavioral Responses

10.1101/2021.10.12.21264902 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Joyce Y Chung ◽

Alison Gibbons ◽

Lauren Atlas ◽

Elizabeth Ballard ◽

Monique Ernst ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Health Status ◽

Outcome Measures ◽

Social Life ◽

Clinical Symptoms ◽

Behavioral Responses ◽

Mental Health Status ◽

Convenience Sample ◽

Social Distancing ◽

The Relationship

Abstract Background: The COVID 19 pandemic led to dramatic threats to health and social life. Study objectives are to develop a prediction model leveraging subsample of known Patient/Controls and evaluate the relationship of predicted mental health status to clinical outcome measures and pandemic-related psychological and behavioral responses during lockdown (spring/summer 2020). Methods: Online cohort study conducted by National Institute of Mental Health Intramural Research Program. Convenience sample of English speaking adults (enrolled 4/4 to 5/16/20; n=1,992). Enrollment measures: demographics, clinical history, functional status, psychiatric and family history, alcohol/drug use. Outcome measures (enrollment and q2 weeks/6 months): distress, loneliness, mental health symptoms, and COVID 19 survey. NIMH IRP Patient/Controls survey responses informed assignment of Patient Probability Scores (PPS) for all participants. Regression models analyzed the relationship between PPS and outcome measures. Outcomes: Mean age 46.0, female (82.4%), white (88.9 %). PPS correlated with distress, loneliness, depression, and mental health factors. PPS associated with negative psychological responses to COVID 19. Worry about mental health (OR 1.46) exceeded worry about physical health (OR 1.13). PPS not associated with adherence to social distancing guidelines but was with stress related to social distancing and worries about infection of self/others. Interpretation: Mental health status (PPS) was associated with concurrent clinical ratings and COVID 19 specific negative responses. A focus on mental health during the pandemic is warranted, especially among those with mental health vulnerabilities. We will include PPS when conducting longitudinal analyses of mental health trajectories and risk and resilience factors that may account for differing clinical outcomes. Funding: NIMH (ZIAMH002922); NCCIH (ZIAAT000030)

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