Cultural diversity & ethnic minority psychology
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Cultur Divers Ethnic Minor Psychol · Apr 2020
Latino early adolescents' psychological and physiological responses during the 2016 U.S. presidential election.
Research has documented increased psychological distress among adults during the 2016 U.S. presidential election; however, little is known about how major political events affect adolescents. Despite not actively participating in the election process (e.g., voting), adolescents generally, and Latino youth specifically, may experience a unique stress response during elections, particularly when perceived policy changes center on issues related to their own families' stability and well-being. ⋯ This study provides preliminary evidence that macrolevel factors, such as the recent presidential election, may relate to adolescents' daily stress physiology. Further research is needed to better understand adolescents' responses to sociopolitical change. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved).
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Cultur Divers Ethnic Minor Psychol · Jul 2019
Collective ethnic-racial identity and health outcomes among African American youth: Examination of promotive and protective effects.
Racial discrimination is associated with numerous negative health outcomes, including increased risk for depression and anxiety symptoms and substance use. Positive affect toward of one's ethnic or racial group (i.e., ethnic-racial identity affirmation) has been shown to buffer the negative effects of racial discrimination on health outcomes. The extent to which one believes his or her group is valued by others (i.e., positive collective ethnic-racial identity) has also been proposed to be protective. However, to date a limited body of research has examined the moderating effect of collective ethnic-racial identity on health, and among available studies, findings are mixed. ⋯ These findings highlight the importance of examining collective ethnic-racial identity and the promotive effect it can have on health outcomes for African Americans. More research is needed to better understand if there are health outcomes in which collective ethnic-racial identity may also mitigate risk as a consequence of racial discrimination. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved).
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Cultur Divers Ethnic Minor Psychol · Jan 2019
Integrating Latina/o ethnic determinants of health in research to promote population health and reduce health disparities.
Social determinants of health (SDOH) such as environmental conditions and the nature of social settings have become highly influential in public health policy-making circles worldwide, yet they may not address clearly the role of ethnicity in health processes. ⋯ The expected dividends of the proposed Latina/o ethnic determinants of health research agenda amount to the generation of research that clarifies the role of ethnicity in SDOH and population health processes that are highly influential in ongoing regional and national health agendas. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved).
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Cultur Divers Ethnic Minor Psychol · Jan 2019
Opioid crisis: Another mechanism used to perpetuate American racism.
Recently, driven largely by opioid-related deaths, President Donald Trump proclaimed that the opioid problem was now a national emergency. What looks like a radical shift to a more compassionate drug policy-one that favors treatment over incarceration-has encouraged many to hope that there will be far fewer drug-related arrests and deaths than there were in previous decades. ⋯ We propose solutions grounded in reason and evidence rather than moralism. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved).
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Cultur Divers Ethnic Minor Psychol · Jan 2019
Multilevel interventions to undo the health consequences of racism: The need for comprehensive approaches.
The United States is experiencing a resurgence of overt expressions of racism, xenophobia, and other forms of intolerance. These forces have clear deleterious consequences for the health and well-being of many populations of color but also harm Whites. Leadership is necessary to challenge racism operating at structural, institutional, interpersonal, and internalized levels, and interventions should be applied simultaneously and in coordination. Only such comprehensive approaches are likely to reshape policy and practice, as well as individual attitudes and behaviors, in ways that dismantle the belief in human hierarchy. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved).