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ArticleJournal of sex research2025

Experience of Racial Discrimination was Associated with Psychological Distress and Worsening Sex Life Among Adult Americans During COVID-19.

Khalid Alshehri, Ming Wen, Tzeyu Michaud, Baojiang Chen, Hongmei Li, Joshua Qu, Liwei Chen, Jian Li, Donglan Zhang, Yan Li and 4 more

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Article in Journal of sex research, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Authors and funding

14 authors at 10 institutions in 1 country.

Khalid AlshehriDepartment of Health Services Research and Administration, College of Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center.
Ming WenDepartment of Sociology, University of Utah.
Tzeyu MichaudCenter for Reducing Health Disparities, College of Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center.
Baojiang ChenDepartment of Biostatistics and Data Science, School of Public Health, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.
Hongmei LiDepartment of Media, Journalism and Film, Miami University.
Joshua QuCenter for Reducing Health Disparities, College of Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center.
Liwei ChenDepartment of Environmental Health Sciences, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California Los Angeles.
Jian LiDepartment of Environmental Health Sciences, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California Los Angeles.
Donglan ZhangDivision of Health Services Research, Department of Foundations of Medicine, New York University Long Island School of Medicine.
Yan LiDepartment of Population Health Science and Policy, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.
Zhuo ChenDepartment of Health Policy and Management, College of Public Health, University of Georgia.
Xuesong HanSurveillance and Health Services Research Program, American Cancer Society.
Lu ShiDepartment of Public Health Sciences, Clemson University.
Dejun SuCenter for Reducing Health Disparities, College of Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center.
University of Nebraska Medical Center · USUniversity of California, Los Angeles · USAmerican Cancer Society · USClemson University · USIcahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai · USMiami University · USNew York University · USThe University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston · USUniversity of Georgia · USUniversity of Utah · US

Funding

Using machine learning and causal inference approaches to investigate disparities in Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias outcomesR01MD013886 · NIMHD · UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA · PI ZHANG, DONGLAN · 2019 to 2022
$2.4M
NIMHD NIH HHS R01 MD013886
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The recent escalation of racism in the U.S. during the COVID-19 pandemic points to the importance of examining the association between experienced racism and sexual health. Based on data from a nationally representative survey conducted in the U.S. in October 2020 (n = 1,915), Chi-square tests and multivariable logistic regressions were estimated to examine the association between experience of racism and changes in sex life during the pandemic. We further performed a causal mediation analysis using the bootstrap technique to assess the mediating role of psychological distress in the observed association between the experience of racism and changes in sex life. Among the respondents, the proportions reporting better, worse, or no change in sex life were, respectively, 15%, 21%, and 64%. Experiencing racial discrimination during COVID-19 was significantly associated with worsening sex life (adjusted odd ratio [AOR] = 1.53; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.04, 2.25). Respondents with experienced racism were also more likely to report psychological distress (AOR = 1.68; 95% CI = 1.09, 2.59). About one-third (32.66%) of the observed association between experienced racism and worsening sex life was mediated through psychological distress. Addressing racism and its association with psychological distress has the potential to improve sexual health and reduce related racial and ethnic disparities.

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COVID-19Psychological DistressRacismSexual BehaviorStress, PsychologicalAdolescentAdultAgedFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedUnited StatesYoung Adult

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PMID37307401
PMCPMC11819546
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