ArticleFrontiers in psychiatry2017
Discrimination and Psychological Distress: Gender Differences among Arab Americans.
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- Depression and anxiety symptoms among Arab/Middle Eastern American college students: Modifying roles of religiosity and discrimination.PloS one · 2022Article
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- Discrimination, marginalization, belonging, and mental health among Somali immigrants in North America.The American journal of orthopsychiatry · 2021Article
- Adolescents exposed to discrimination: are they more prone to excessive internet use?BMC pediatrics · 2020Article
- Perceived Discrimination and Mental Well-being in Arab Americans from Southeast Michigan: a Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2020Article
- Diminished Health Returns of Educational Attainment Among Immigrant Adults in the United States.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2020Article
- Perceived Racial Discrimination and Marijuana Use a Decade Later; Gender Differences Among Black Youth.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2019Article
- High sense of mastery reduces psychological distress for African American women but not African American men.Archives of general internal medicine · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundDespite the existing knowledge on the association between discrimination and poor mental health, very few studies have explored gender differences in this association in Arab Americans.
objectiveThe current study aimed to investigate whether gender moderates the association between the experience of discrimination and psychological distress in a representative sample of Arab Americans in Michigan.
methodsUsing data from the Detroit Arab American Study (DAAS), 2003, this study recruited Arab Americans (337 males, 385 females) living in Michigan, United States. The main independent variable was discrimination. The main outcome was psychological distress. Covariates included demographic factors (age), socioeconomic status (education, employment, and income), and immigration characteristics (nativity and years living in United States). Gender was the focal moderator. We used multivariable regression with and without discrimination × gender interaction term.
resultsIn the pooled sample, discrimination was positively associated with psychological distress [
conclusionWhile discrimination is associated with poor mental health, a stronger link between discrimination and psychological symptoms may exist in male compared to female Arab Americans. While efforts should be made to universally reduce discrimination, screening for discrimination may be a more salient component of mental health care for male than female Arab Americans.
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