Risk and protective factors for symptoms of depression and anxiety among American Indians: Understanding the roles of resilience and trauma.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Depression and anxiety are comorbid conditions that are disproportionately high among American Indians (AIs) or Alaska Natives. The purpose of this study was to identify potential risk (e.g., low income, intimate partner violence [IPV], adverse childhood experiences [ACEs]) and protective factors (e.g., family resilience, social and community support) related to symptoms of depression and anxiety among AI adults.

Method

As part of larger exploratory sequential mixed-methods research, the study focused on survey data with 127 AI adults from two Southeastern tribes (n = 117 when missing data were removed). We used the following three-stage hierarchical regression to understand factors related to depressive and anxiety symptoms: (a) demographics, including inco

SUBMITTER: McKinley CE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7814695 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature