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Discrimination and health: A dyadic approach.
Virginia W Huynh1, Danny Rahal2, Evelyn Mercado3
1California State University, Northridge, USA.
Journal of Health Psychology
|June 21, 2019
Summary
Discrimination impacts family health over time. Parent or adolescent experiences of discrimination can negatively affect the other
Area of Science:
- Social Psychology
- Developmental Psychology
- Public Health
Background:
- Discrimination is a significant stressor with potential health consequences.
- The intergenerational impact of discrimination on family health is not fully understood.
- Longitudinal studies are needed to examine the dynamic interplay of discrimination and well-being within families.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the temporal relationship between discrimination and health/substance use.
- To determine if discrimination experienced by one family member affects the other.
- To explore how parent and adolescent discrimination experiences differentially impact family members' health.
Main Methods:
- Longitudinal study design with 341 parent-adolescent dyads over 5 years.
- Utilized Actor-Partner Interdependence Models (APIM) to analyze dyadic data.
- Measured discrimination, physical health, mental health, and substance use.
Main Results:
- Experiences of discrimination can spill over within the family context.
- Parent-reported discrimination was associated with increased adolescent depression.
- Adolescent-reported discrimination was linked to increased parental substance use.
Conclusions:
- Discrimination has demonstrable spillover effects on family members' mental health and substance use.
- Targeted interventions for families experiencing discrimination are warranted.
- Understanding dyadic discrimination effects is crucial for family well-being research.
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