The Role of Education in Explaining Racial/Ethnic Allostatic Load Differentials in the United States
The Role of Education in Explaining Racial/Ethnic Allostatic Load Differentials in the United States
复制标题
DOI：
10.1080/19485565.2014.937000
复制
发表时间：
2015-01-02
影响因子：
1.3
通讯作者：
Sparks, P. Johnelle
中科院分区：
文献类型：
--
作者：
Howard, Jeffrey T.;Sparks, P. Johnelle
本研究通过评估在所有教育程度水平上，非稳态负荷的种族/族裔差异是否持续存在，扩展了先前关于种族/族裔和教育 - 非稳态负荷关联的研究结果。本研究使用了来自美国国家健康与营养检查调查（NHANES）最近四轮的数据。本研究结果表明，总体而言，非稳态负荷因种族/族裔和教育程度的不同而存在显著差异，但种族/族裔的关联在不同教育水平上并不一致。对交互作用和按教育分层的模型进行分析表明，对于教育程度较低的个体，非稳态负荷水平不因种族/族裔而异；相反，对于拥有大学学位或更高学历的个体，墨西哥裔美国人（p <.01）和非西班牙裔黑人（p <.001）的非稳态负荷差异最大。这些研究结果进一步证明，种族/族裔之间社会经济机会的差异可能是教育回报差异的结果，这导致少数族裔与非西班牙裔白人相比承受更高的压力负担。
This study expands on earlier findings of racial/ethnic and education-allostatic load associations by assessing whether racial/ethnic differences in allostatic load persist across all levels of educational attainment. This study used data from four recent waves of the National Health and Nutrition Survey (NHANES). Results from this study suggest that allostatic load differs significantly by race/ethnicity and educational attainment overall, but that the race/ethnicity association is not consistent across education level. Analysis of interactions and education-stratified models suggest that allostatic load levels do not differ by race/ethnicity for individuals with low education; rather, the largest allostatic load differentials for Mexican Americans (p < .01) and non-Hispanic blacks (p < .001) are observed for individuals with a college degree or more. These findings add to the growing evidence that differences in socioeconomic opportunities by race/ethnicity are likely a consequence of differential returns to education, which contribute to higher stress burdens among minorities compared to non-Hispanic whites.