The costs of high self-control in Black and Latino youth with asthma: Divergence of mental health and inflammatory profiles.

Autor: Chen E; Northwestern University, Institute for Policy Research & Department of Psychology, Evanston, IL, USA. Electronic address: edith.chen@northwestern.edu., Shalowitz MU; NorthShore University HealthSystem, Center for Clinical Research Informatics, Evanston, IL, USA., Story RE; NorthShore University HealthSystem, Department of Medicine, Evanston, IL, USA., Hayen R; Northwestern University, Institute for Policy Research & Department of Psychology, Evanston, IL, USA., Leigh AKK; Northwestern University, Institute for Policy Research & Department of Psychology, Evanston, IL, USA., Hoffer LC; Northwestern University, Institute for Policy Research & Department of Psychology, Evanston, IL, USA., Austin MK; Northwestern University, Institute for Policy Research & Department of Psychology, Evanston, IL, USA., Lam PH; Northwestern University, Institute for Policy Research & Department of Psychology, Evanston, IL, USA., Brody GH; University of Georgia, Center for Family Research, Athens, GA, USA., Miller GE; Northwestern University, Institute for Policy Research & Department of Psychology, Evanston, IL, USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Brain, behavior, and immunity [Brain Behav Immun] 2019 Aug; Vol. 80, pp. 120-128. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Feb 25.
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2019.02.031
Abstrakt: Emerging evidence in psychology suggests a paradox whereby high levels of self-control when striving for academic success among minority youth can have physical health costs. This study tested the skin-deep resilience hypothesis in asthma- whether minority youth who are striving hard to succeed academically experience good psychological outcomes but poor asthma outcomes. Youth physician-diagnosed with asthma (N = 276, M age = 12.99; 155 = White, 121 = Black/Latino) completed interviews about school stress and a self-control questionnaire. Outcomes included mental health (anxiety/depression) and ex-vivo immunologic processes relevant to asthma (lymphocyte Th-1 and Th-2 cytokine production, and sensitivity to glucocorticoid inhibition). Physician contacts were tracked over a one-year follow-up. For minority youth experiencing high levels of school stress, greater self-control was associated with fewer mental health symptoms (beta = -0.20, p < .05), but worse asthma inflammatory profiles (larger Th-1 and Th-2 cytokine responses, lower sensitivity to glucocorticoid inhibition), and more frequent physician contacts during the one-year follow-up (beta's ranging from 0.22 to 0.43, p's < .05). These patterns were not evident in White youth. In minority youth struggling with school, high levels of self-control are detrimental to asthma inflammatory profiles and clinical outcomes. This suggests the need for health monitoring to be incorporated into academic programs to ensure that 'overcoming the odds' does not lead to heightened health risks in minority youth.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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