Department of Sociology, Population Research Center, RLP 2.622L, University of Texas at Austin, 305 E. 23rd Street, Stop #G1800, Austin, TX, 78712, USA.
J Immigr Minor Health. 2022 Aug;24(4):963-969. doi: 10.1007/s10903-021-01249-w. Epub 2021 Jul 20.
Although studies have shown that discrimination is linked to poor mental health, less is known about this relationship in the context of healthcare and how it varies for different Asian subgroups. The aim of this study was to examine the relationships between mistreatment in medical care and psychological distress among a diverse sample of Asian Americans. Data were drawn from the 2015-2017 California Health Interview Survey. A series of regression models were estimated to test the association between mistreatment in medical care and psychological distress. Various Asian subgroups showed different levels of psychological distress. Mistreatment in medical care was also linked to worse mental health. Findings, however, did not show significant differences in the interaction between mistreatment and ethnicity on psychological distress. This study advances knowledge on the experiences of Asian Americans and contributes to the literature showing the impact of discrimination on mental health.
尽管研究表明歧视与心理健康状况不佳有关，但在医疗保健背景下，人们对这种关系以及不同亚组之间的差异了解较少。本研究旨在探讨在不同族裔的亚裔美国人样本中，医疗服务中的虐待与心理困扰之间的关系。数据来自 2015-2017 年加利福尼亚州健康访谈调查。通过一系列回归模型来检验医疗服务中的虐待与心理困扰之间的关联。结果表明，不同的亚裔亚组表现出不同程度的心理困扰。医疗服务中的虐待也与心理健康状况恶化有关。然而，在医疗服务中的虐待与种族之间的相互作用对心理困扰的影响方面，研究结果并未显示出显著差异。本研究增进了对亚裔美国人经历的了解，也为表明歧视对心理健康影响的文献做出了贡献。
