Association of Intersectional Anticipated Discrimination with Mental Health Among Immigrant Latinos.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Anticipating discrimination can lead to increased vigilance, which acts as a potential stressor similar to actual discrimination experiences. However, there is limited understanding of how discrimination and anticipated discrimination affect Latinos with intersecting identities, particularly those who are immigrants. Using a cross-sectional survey, we examine the association between intersectional anticipated discrimination and mental health among immigrant Latinos.

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional survey through the Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics-Underserved Populations initiative (March 2022-May 2023). Participants were foreign-born adults who self-identified as Latino or Hispanic. The exposure measure used the Intersectional Anticipated Discriminatio

SUBMITTER: Parent C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11844664 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature