Department of Sociology, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA.
Department of Psychology, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA.
J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2022 Aug;9(4):1430-1442. doi: 10.1007/s40615-021-01080-x. Epub 2021 Jun 11.
This study investigates the associations between three forms of discrimination, race and ethnicity, general medical mistrust, health-specific COVID-19 conspiracy beliefs, and adherence to COVID-19 protective behaviors. Participants (n = 963) completed an online survey during May 2020, when stay-at-home orders and other government mandates were implemented in many states. Results indicate that everyday discrimination and healthcare discrimination were associated with significantly higher general medical mistrust, and healthcare discrimination and structural discrimination were associated with higher endorsement of health-specific COVID-19 conspiracy beliefs. Higher endorsement of health-specific COVID-19 conspiracy beliefs, but not general medical mistrust, was associated with significantly lower engagement in health-specific COVID-19 conspiracy beliefs. This study helps to contextualize racial health disparities during the COVID-19 pandemic and the widespread impact of everyday, structural, and healthcare discrimination in society.
本研究调查了三种形式的歧视(种族和民族、一般医疗不信任、针对特定新冠病毒的阴谋信仰)与新冠保护行为的关系。参与者(n=963)于 2020 年 5 月完成了一项在线调查,当时许多州都实施了居家令和其他政府命令。结果表明,日常歧视和医疗保健歧视与较高的一般医疗不信任显著相关,医疗保健歧视和结构性歧视与更高的特定新冠病毒阴谋信仰的支持率相关。对特定新冠病毒的阴谋信仰的支持率越高,与参与特定新冠病毒的阴谋信仰的行为越低,但是一般医疗不信任与参与特定新冠病毒的阴谋信仰的行为没有关系。本研究有助于了解新冠大流行期间的种族健康差异,以及日常、结构性和医疗保健歧视在社会中的广泛影响。