| Title | Day-to-day discrimination and health among Asian Indians: a population-based study of Gujarati men and women in Metropolitan Detroit |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2012 |
| Authors | Yoshihama, M, Bybee, D, Blazevski, J |
| Journal | J Behav MedJ Behav Med |
| Volume | 35 |
| Pagination | 471-83 |
| Date Published | Oct |
| ISBN Number | 1573-3521 (Electronic)<br/>0160-7715 (Linking) |
| Accession Number | 21956453 |
| Keywords | Adolescent, Adult, Emigrants and Immigrants, Emotions, Female, Health Status, Humans, India/ethnology, Male, Michigan, Middle Aged, Prejudice, Sex Factors, Young Adult |
| Abstract | This study examined the relationship between experiences of day-to-day discrimination and two measures of health among Gujaratis, one of the largest ethnic groups of Asian Indians in the U.S. Data were collected via computer-assisted telephone interviews with a random sample of Gujarati men and women aged 18-64 in Metropolitan Detroit (N = 423). Using structural equation modeling, we tested two gender-moderated models of the relationship between day-to-day discrimination and health, one using the single-item general health status and the other using the 4-item emotional wellbeing measure. For both women and men, controlling for socio-demographic and other relevant characteristics, the experience of day-to-day discrimination was associated with worse emotional wellbeing. However, day-to-day discrimination was associated with the single-item self-rated general health status only for men. This study identified not only gender differences in discrimination-health associations but also the importance of using multiple questions in assessing perceived health status. |
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