Perceived Discrimination and Its Associations with Mental Health and Substance Use among Asian American and Pacific Islander Undergraduate and Graduate Students

Autor/inn/en	Chen, Angela Chia-Chen; Szalacha, Laura A.; Menon, Usha
Titel	Perceived Discrimination and Its Associations with Mental Health and Substance Use among Asian American and Pacific Islander Undergraduate and Graduate Students
Quelle	In: Journal of American College Health, 62 (2014) 6, S.390-398 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0744-8481
DOI	10.1080/07448481.2014.917648
Schlagwörter	Ethnicity; Self Concept; Resilience (Psychology); Correlation; Substance Abuse; Racial Discrimination; Anxiety; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Mental Health; Depression (Psychology); Graduate Students; Undergraduate Students; Asian American Students; Pacific Islanders; Case Studies; Online Surveys; Statistical Analysis; Multigroup Ethnic Identity Measure + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ethnizität; Selbstkonzept; Korrelation; Drug use; Drug consomption; Drogenkonsum; Racial bias; Rassismus; Angst; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Psychohygiene; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Asian immigrant; United States; Asiatischer Einwanderer; USA; Schüler; Schülerin; Pacific Rim; Inhabitant; People; Pazifischer Raum; Bewohner; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Statistische Analyse
Abstract	Objectives: Racial discrimination experiences can negatively affect health. This study examined perceived discrimination and its relationship with mental health and substance use among Asian American and Pacific Islander (API) undergraduate and graduate students. Participants: A total of 113 API students aged 18-35 completed the study during February-June, 2011. Methods: The authors conducted a cross-sectional, anonymous survey online. Dependent variables included mental health (depressive, anxiety, and somatic symptoms) and substance use (alcohol problems, use of tobacco, marijuana or hashish, and other illegal drugs). Results: Students' perceived discrimination were significantly, positively associated with depressive, anxiety, and somatic symptoms, but not with substance use. Ethnic identity moderated the relationship between perceived discrimination and somatic symptoms, but not depressive or anxiety symptoms. Conclusions: These findings suggested the negative effect of racial discrimination on API students' mental health. The buffering effect of ethnic identity may increase resilience in these students when they face racial discrimination. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10