Muñoz-Del-Pino Iris María, Saavedra-Macías Francisco Javier, Pérez-Vallejos Elvira
Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Seville. Faculty of Psychology, Camilo José Cela S/N, 41018, Seville, Spain.
Horizon Digital Economy Research, University of Nottingham, School of Medicine, Nottingham, UK.
J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2025 Jan 30. doi: 10.1007/s40615-024-02281-w.
Previous studies have suggested that COVID-19 led to an increase in stigma towards the Asian population with a negative impact on their health. This study aims to explore this phenomenon and its impact on health through the qualitative analysis of semi-structured interviews conducted with 26 people of Asian origin living in Spain from September 2020 to September 2021. Among the results, it was found that, prior to the pandemic, discrimination was mostly verbal. After the outbreak of the pandemic, some participants, who were blamed and referred to as "COVID", experienced fear and physical aggression. Among the health effects, mental and social disturbances such as feeling like "permanent foreigners", worrying about being stigmatized or fear of interacting with others were prominent. The main protective factor was the support network, including education and community cohesion as main determinants. Future research is needed to analyse the evolution of this stigma after the pandemic and to explore in detail its impact on health.
先前的研究表明，新冠疫情导致对亚洲人群的污名化增加，对他们的健康产生了负面影响。本研究旨在通过对2020年9月至2021年9月期间居住在西班牙的26名亚裔人士进行的半结构化访谈的定性分析，探讨这一现象及其对健康的影响。研究结果发现，在疫情之前，歧视大多是言语上的。疫情爆发后，一些被指责并被称为“新冠”的参与者经历了恐惧和身体攻击。在健康影响方面，诸如感觉自己像“永久外国人”、担心被污名化或害怕与他人互动等心理和社会干扰较为突出。主要的保护因素是支持网络，包括教育和社区凝聚力作为主要决定因素。未来需要开展研究，分析疫情后这种污名化的演变情况，并详细探讨其对健康的影响。
