Perceived Discrimination and Mental Distress Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic: Evidence From the Understanding America Study
| Autor: | Brian Karl Finch, Savannah G. Brenneke, Kyla Thomas, PhuongThao D. Le, Ying Liu |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Male Epidemiology media_common.quotation_subject Pneumonia Viral Ethnic group Psychological Distress Logistic regression 01 natural sciences Article Betacoronavirus 03 medical and health sciences Mental distress 0302 clinical medicine Asian People Surveys and Questionnaires Perception Pandemic Humans 030212 general & internal medicine 0101 mathematics Pandemics media_common SARS-CoV-2 Social perception 010102 general mathematics Masks Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Absolute risk reduction COVID-19 Social Discrimination Black or African American Patient Health Questionnaire Mental Health Social Perception Female Public Health Coronavirus Infections Psychology Demography |
| Zdroj: | American Journal of Preventive Medicine |
| ISSN: | 0749-3797 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.amepre.2020.06.007 |
| Popis: | Introduction This study examines coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) associated discrimination regardless of infection status. It evaluates the contribution of various risk factors (e.g., race/ethnicity, wearing a face mask) and the relationship with mental distress among U.S. adults in March and April 2020, when the pandemic escalated across the country. Methods Participants consisted of a probability-based, nationally representative sample of U.S. residents aged ≥18 years who completed COVID-19-related surveys online in March and April (n=3,665). Multivariable logistic regression was used to predict the probability of a person perceiving COVID-19 associated discrimination. Linear regression was used to analyze the association between discrimination and mental distress. Analyses were conducted in May 2020. Results Perception of COVID-19 associated discrimination increased from March (4%) to April (10%). Non-Hispanic blacks (absolute risk from 0.09 to 0.15 across months) and Asians (absolute risk from 0.11 to 0.17) were more likely to perceive discrimination than other racial/ethnic groups (absolute risk from 0.03 to 0.11). Individuals who wore face masks (absolute risk from 0.11 to 0.14) also perceived more discrimination compared with those who did not (absolute risk from 0.04 to 0.11). Perceiving discrimination was subsequently associated with increased mental distress (from 0.77 to 1.01 points on the 4-item Patient Health Questionnaire score). Conclusions Perception of COVID-19 associated discrimination was relatively low but increased with time. Perceived discrimination was associated with race/ethnicity and wearing face masks, and may contribute to greater mental distress during early stages of the pandemic. The long-term implications of this novel form of discrimination should be monitored. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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