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Title: Day-to-day discrimination and health among Asian Indians: A population-based study of Gujarati men and women in Metropolitan Detroit

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2012

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Abstract: This study examined the relationship betweenexperiences of day-to-day discrimination and two measuresof health among Gujaratis, one of the largest ethnic groupsof Asian Indians in the U.S. Data were collected viacomputer-assisted telephone interviews with a randomsample of Gujarati men and women aged 1864 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 well-being measure. For both women and men, controlling for socio-demographic and other relevant characteristics, the experience of day-today discrimination was associated with worse emotional well-being. 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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Authors: Blazevski, Juliane; Yoshihama, Mieko; Bybee, Deborah

Periodical (Full): Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Issue: 5

Volume: 35

Pages: 471-483

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Health, Other, Race and Ethnicity

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