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Title: The Moderating Effect of Physical Activity on the Relationship between Sleep and Emotional Distress and the Difference between Blacks and Whites: A Secondary Data Analysis Using the National Health Interview Survey from 2005–2015
Citation Type: Dissertation/Thesis
Publication Year: 2019
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Abstract: Emotional distress and poor sleep both place considerable public health burdens on the United States. Around 4 to 5 percent of the U.S. population has a significant degree of emotional distress (ED) at any given time (Kottke et al., 2016). Emotional distress has been defined in research as anxious and depressed mood and as symptoms of nonspecific negative affect, meaning “the negative affect surrounding serious or nonserious mental illness” (Bruch, Rivet, & Laurenti, 2000, p. 37). Studies examining emotional distress have frequently used the six-item questionnaire developed by Kessler et al. (2003) for assessing nonspecific distress, also known as the “Kessler-6.” Research has established that ED is detrimental to physical health and that efforts to prevent or reduce ED would reduce the frequency or severity of many chronic illnesses. For example, Homer and colleagues (Homer et al., 2014) found that ED (as measured by the Kessler-6) was a significant risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD). Similarly, Schutte and colleagues (Schutte et al., 2015) found that ED predicted the development of hypertension over 5 years in black South Africans, independent of other risk factors such as alcohol intake. In addition, ED has been linked to other illnesses such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, heart disease, and diabetes (Salleh, 2008, Stewart-Brown, 2011).
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Authors: Moore, Jesse
Institution: Fordham University
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Pages: 22
Data Collections: IPUMS Health Surveys - NHIS
Topics: Health
Countries: United States