A Path Model of Racial/Ethnic Discrimination and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors among College Students of Color

Autor/inn/en	Serpas, Dylan G.; García, James J.; Arellano-Morales, Leticia
Titel	A Path Model of Racial/Ethnic Discrimination and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors among College Students of Color
Quelle	In: Journal of American College Health, 70 (2022) 7, S.1926-1930 (5 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Serpas, Dylan G.) ORCID (García, James J.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0744-8481
DOI	10.1080/07448481.2020.1841772
Schlagwörter	Racial Discrimination; Minority Group Students; Ethnicity; Stress Variables; Risk; Undergraduate Students; Minority Serving Institutions; Depression (Psychology); Anxiety; Body Composition; Gender Differences; Age Differences; Correlation; Physical Health; Racism; Heart Disorders; California + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Racial bias; Rassismus; Ethnizität; Risiko; Angst; Geschlechterkonflikt; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Korrelation; Gesundheitszustand; Herzkrankheit; Kalifornien
Abstract	Objective: Racial/ethnic minorities experience disproportionately greater risk to cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). This study examined racial/ethnic discrimination--as a psychosocial stressor--in a path model and its associations with CVD health risk factors among undergraduate students of color (SoC). Participants: The sample included 404 SoC whose ages ranged from 18 to 54 (M[subscript age] = 21.82, SD = 5.26; 65% female) from a Hispanic Serving Institution in Southern California. Methods: Participants responded to measures assessing the following traditional and non-traditional CVD indicators: depression, anxiety, and body mass index (BMI). A path model was configured with paths corresponding from racial/ethnic discrimination to BMI, depression, and anxiety symptoms, controlling for gender and age. Results: After accounting for covariates, findings revealed greater levels of racial/ethnic discrimination was uniquely associated with greater BMI, depression, and anxiety symptoms. Conclusions: Findings demonstrate racial/ethnic discrimination is associated with CVD health risk factors among SoC. Data highlight the importance and magnitude of adverse psychosocial experiences on CVD health. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01