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ArticleSocial science & medicine (1982)2023

Exposure to anti-Black Lives Matter movement and obesity of the Black population.

Hyun Joon Park, Sara Chari Francisco, M Rosemary Pang, Lulu Peng, Guangqing Chi

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Article in Social science & medicine (1982), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Hyun Joon ParkDepartment of Psychology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA.
Sara Chari FranciscoDepartment of Sociology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA.
M Rosemary PangDepartment of Political Science, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA.
Lulu PengSchool of Journalism and Information Communication, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China. Electronic address: lulu.e.peng@gmail.com.
Guangqing ChiDepartment of Agricultural Economics, Sociology, and Education, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA.
Pennsylvania State University · USHuazhong University of Science and Technology · CN

Funding

The Population Research Institute: Development CoreP2CHD041025 · NICHD · PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, THE · PI Brian Thiede · 2016 to 2026
$9.0M
NICHD NIH HHS P2C HD041025
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

rationaleBlack Lives Matter (BLM) is a social movement against systematic injustice and police violence toward Black people whose goal is to ensure their safety and the expression of their culture. As BLM gained momentum, counter-movements emerged, such as All Lives Matter (ALM), White Lives Matter (WLM), and Blue Lives Matter (BlueLM). Because they undermine support for Black people's safety and culture, exposure to stances against BLM can be a race-related stressor. Although the perception of racial discrimination has been associated with negative health outcomes in Black people, it is not clear whether exposure to negative stances on a race-related social issue is associated with worse health outcomes.

objectiveWe investigated whether living in areas of the United States with a high prevalence of negative stances on BLM is associated with worse health outcomes, such as higher body mass index (BMI) and prevalence of obesity.

methodsWe scraped geo-coded tweets (N = 51,020) that contained #BLM, #ALM, #WLM, and #BlueLM from 2014 to 2016. We determined the stances of the tweets on BLM using machine learning algorithms and aggregated stances at the metropolitan or micropolitan statistical area (MMSA) levels. Participants' BMI and obesity status were derived from the 2017 BRFSS SMART data in 76 MMSAs, as compiled by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (N = 20,530).

resultsAfter controlling for individual- and regional-level covariates, regional measures of racism and police brutality rate, and baseline BMI in 2014 aggregated on MMSA level, Black people had a higher BMI and prevalence of obesity in areas that showed higher negative stances on BLM. Stances against BLM were positively associated with implicit racism against Black people and can be an acute race-related stressor associated with negative downstream health outcomes.

conclusionNegative societal sentiments around race-related issues may be detrimental to the health outcomes of minority populations.

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ObesityRacismAttitudeBody Mass IndexHumansPoliceUnited StatesBig dataBlack Lives Matter movementBody mass indexMachine learningObesityRacismTwitter

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PMID34366168
PMCPMC10120863
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