Discrimination and Psychological Distress: Gender Differences among Arab Americans

UnHope20 · 2021-04-10T20:11:18+00:00

Background: Despite the existing knowledge on the association between discrimination and poor mental health, very few studies have explored gender differences in this association in Arab Americans.

Objective: The current study aimed to investigate whether gender moderates the association between the experience of discrimination and psychological distress in a representative sample of Arab Americans in Michigan.

Results: In the pooled sample, discrimination was positively associated with psychological distress [B = 0.62, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 0.22–1.03, p = 0.003].

We found a significant gender × discrimination interaction in the pooled sample (B = 0.79, 95% CI = 0.01–1.59, p = 0.050), suggesting a stronger association in males than females.

In our gender-specific model, higher discrimination was associated with higher psychological distress among male (B = 0.87, 95% CI = 0.33–1.42, p = 0.002) but not female (B = 0.18, 95% CI = −0.43 to 0.78, p = 0.567) Arab Americans.

Conclusion: While discrimination is associated with poor mental health, a stronger link between discrimination and psychological symptoms may exist in male compared to female Arab Americans. While efforts should be made to universally reduce discrimination, screening for discrimination may be a more salient component of mental health care for male than female Arab Americans.

Title	Discrimination and Psychological Distress: Gender Differences among Arab Americans
Author	UnHope20
Upvotes	1
Comments	1
Date	April 10, 2021 8:09 PM UTC (5 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/Male_Studies
Original Link	https://old.reddit.com/r/Male_Studies/comments/moc1gp/discrimination_and_psychological_distress_gender/
Archive Link	https://theredarchive.com/r/Male_Studies/discrimination-and-psychological-distress-gender.1216400 https://theredarchive.com/post/1216400

Comments