A multiple-group path analysis of the role of everyday discrimination on self-rated physical health among Latina/os in the USA

Annals of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 33-44

  Molina, Kristine M ^a,d   Alegría, Margarita ^b   Mahalingam, Ramaswami ^c  

^a Department of Biology   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Everyday discrimination; Intersectionality; Latinos; Psychological distress; Self rated physical health; Subjective social status

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES; ARTICLE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; SELF REPORT; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84873412109     PISSN: 08836612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12160-012-9421-2     Document Type: Article

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