Mental health and Multiracial/ethnic adults in the United States: a mixed methods participatory action investigation.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Addressing gaps in the integration of justice, diversity, equity, and inclusion (J-DEI) in public health research and practice, this study investigates the mental health of Multiracial and multiethnic adults in the United States (U.S.). A rapidly growing racial/ethnic group in the U.S., Multiracial and multiethnic populations are often excluded or underrepresented in standard public health research and practice, and little is known about their mental health or associated risk and protective factors.

Methods

To investigate this knowledge gap, an electronic cross-sectional survey was conducted in two waves in 2022, pulling from various community sources, with 1,359 respondents in total. Complementing this, seventeen semi-structured interviews were performed with a

SUBMITTER: Shaff J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10808380 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature