Does health predict the reporting of racial discrimination or do reports of discrimination predict health? Findings from the National Longitudinal Study of Youth
Does health predict the reporting of racial discrimination or do reports of discrimination predict health? Findings from the National Longitudinal Study of Youth
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10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.02.002
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发表时间：
2009-05-01
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5.4
通讯作者：
Walsemann, Katrina
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作者：
Gee, Gilbert;Walsemann, Katrina
种族歧视可能通过压力和经济发展受限而导致福祉下降。我们的研究探讨了种族歧视的报告是否预示着健康问题，以及健康问题是否预示着种族歧视的报告。数据来自1979年至1983年的美国国家青年纵向研究，重点是黑人（n = 1851），西班牙裔（n = 1170），白色（n = 3450）和其他（n = 1387）后裔的受访者。我们的分析表明，求职中的种族歧视报告预测了与健康有关的工作限制，尽管这些限制会随着时间的推移而发展，而不是立即发展。我们还发现，在两个时间点的歧视报告似乎更强烈地与健康相关的工作限制比在一个时间点的报告。一个关键的发现是，这些限制并不能预测随后在求职方面的种族歧视报告。这些调查结果告知我们知识的时间顺序种族歧视在寻求就业和健康相关的工作条件中的年轻人。研究结果还表明，未来的研究应仔细注意歧视的模式和时间。(C)2009爱思唯尔有限公司保留所有权利。
Racial discrimination may contribute to diminished well-being, possibly through stress and restricted economic advancement. Our study examines whether reports of racial discrimination predict health problems, and whether health problems predict the reporting of racial discrimination. Data come from years 1979 to 1983 of the US National Longitudinal Study of Youth, focusing on respondents of Black (n = 1851), Hispanic (n = 1170), White (n = 3450) and other (n = 1387) descent. Our analyses indicate that reports of racial discrimination in seeking employment predict health-related work limitations, although these limitations develop over time, and not immediately. We also find that reports of discrimination at two time-points appear more strongly related to health-related work limitations than reports at one time-point. A key finding is that these limitations do not predict the subsequent reporting of racial discrimination in seeking employment. These findings inform our knowledge of the temporal ordering of racial discrimination in seeking employment and health-related work conditions among young adults. The findings also indicate that future research should carefully attend to the patterns and timing of discrimination. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.