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An analytical framework for the embodiment of structural inequities
Maria M Llabre1, Zachary T Goodman1
1Department of Psychology, College of Arts & Sciences, University of Miami.
Summary
Societal stressors can impact health through complex pathways. A multilevel model shows that omitting interaction and mediation effects misrepresents how context influences health outcomes like blood pressure.
Area of Science:
- Public Health
- Social Epidemiology
- Biostatistics
Background:
- Societal stressors can influence individual health outcomes.
- Understanding the mechanisms of stress embodiment is crucial for public health.
- Existing models may not fully capture contextual influences on health.
Purpose of the Study:
- To describe a conceptual multilevel model for stress embodiment.
- To illustrate how omitting model components affects health analysis.
- To demonstrate the impact of context on health via simulated data.
Main Methods:
- A two-level model incorporating group-level stress and individual-level appraisal.
- Examining cross-level interactions and mediated effects of stress on blood pressure.
- Partitioning effects into direct, indirect, interaction, and interaction-in-mediation components.
Main Results:
- Failure to specify all model components leads to inaccurate characterization of embodiment.
- Omitting components results in misattribution of effects and mechanisms.
- Simulated data demonstrated variance in blood pressure explained by different model components.
Conclusions:
- Multilevel designs are essential for quantifying stressor embodiment.
- Estimating cross-level interactions and mediated effects is necessary for accurate analysis.
- Comprehensive models are needed to fully understand how societal stressors impact health.
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