Department of Health Science, College of Health & Wellness, Johnson & Wales University, Providence, RI; Department of Epidemiology, Brown School of Public Health, Providence, RI.
Department of Health Science, College of Health & Wellness, Johnson & Wales University, Providence, RI.
R I Med J (2013). 2023 Apr 3;106(3):23-28.
This study examined the association between racial discrimination and depressive symptoms among Rhode Island young adults.
The 2022 Rhode Island Young Adult Survey recruited 1,022 young adults aged 18-25 years who lived in Rhode Island for at least part of the year. Multivariable logistic regression for depressive symptoms controlled for sexual and gender identity, race/ethnicity, social status, age, employment, and student status.
23.6% of young adults reported experiencing racial discrimination in childhood and/or adulthood. Odds of depressive symptoms increased for experiences of childhood racial discrimination (+70%; 95%CI: 14%, 155%) and any racial discrimination (+56%; 95%CI: 6%, 130%), but not for racial discrimination in adulthood (+38%; 95%CI: -8%, 108%).
Experiences of racial discrimination increase odds of depressive symptoms among young adults. Prevention measures such as universal screening for childhood adversity, incorporating antiracism education into all institutional settings, and continued nondiscrimination policy and enforcement should be employed.
本研究调查了罗得岛州青年成年人中种族歧视与抑郁症状之间的关联。
2022 年罗得岛州青年成年人调查招募了 1022 名年龄在 18-25 岁之间、至少在该州居住过一年的青年成年人。采用多变量逻辑回归分析抑郁症状，控制了性和性别认同、种族/民族、社会地位、年龄、就业和学生身份等因素。
23.6%的青年成年人报告称在儿童期和/或成年期经历过种族歧视。儿童期种族歧视经历（+70%；95%CI：14%，155%）和任何种族歧视经历（+56%；95%CI：6%，130%）会增加抑郁症状的几率，但成年期种族歧视经历不会（+38%；95%CI：-8%，108%）。
种族歧视经历会增加青年成年人抑郁症状的几率。应该采取预防措施，例如对儿童期逆境进行普遍筛查，将反种族主义教育纳入所有机构环境，以及继续执行非歧视政策和执法。
