David Takeuchi
Biographic Data
| ID | 200420 |
|---|---|
| NAME | David Takeuchi |
| GIVEN NAMES | David |
| FAMILY NAME | Takeuchi |
| SIGNATURE | TAKEUCHI D |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Washington |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2315-1373 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 108 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1955 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 108 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1988 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 24 |
Socioeconomic factors and mental health among young Asian adults in the United States
OBJECTIVES: Rates of anxiety and depression have risen among Asian adults in the U.S., and sociodemographic factors such as immigration, financial hardship, and parental education are associated with different health outcomes. However, less is known about mental health by these indicators. While many affective disorders present between young adulthood (ages 18-29), research on this developmental period among Asian adults is scant. Since more than…
Racial discrimination and anti‐racist action
Racial discrimination is an important developmental context for racially minoritized young adults, contributing to the formation of societal beliefs and civic commitments. While discrimination is understood to motivate anti-racist action in young adults, the contributions of young adults' belief in a fair society toward this relationship remain unclear. This study examined fair-society belief as a mediating mechanism through which Asian American …
Mental health service use among Filipino American and Korean American young adults during the Covid‐19 pandemic
Despite the heightened mental health challenges amid rising Anti‐Asian sentiment, Asian Americans have significantly underutilized mental health services, a trend that persisted even before the COVID‐19 pandemic. Although considerable efforts have been made to understand how various factors are related to mental health service use in this population, research integrating these multiple factors in a single study, with a specific focus on ethnic di…
What Race Am I
This study examined how immigrant status and socioeconomic status influence racial self-classification among U.S. Latinx adults aged eighteen and older across multiple nationalities. Using data from the 2010-2018 National Health Interview Survey, we analyzed a nationally representative sample of Mexican, Cuban, Puerto Rican, Dominican, and Central/South American adults (N = 41,133) who identified as White, Black, or Another race. Socioeconomic st…
Covid-19, Racial Discrimination and Civic Engagement Among Filipino American and Korean American Young Adults
The COVID-19 pandemic provoked a spike in racial discrimination and hate crimes against Asians in the U.S. Although research substantiates the harmful impact of discrimination on health and mental health, limited research has examined how it influences civic engagement among Asian American young adults. Using cross-sectional data from the Midwestern U.S., this study investigated how the experience of anti-Asian racism was associated with civic en…
Scale validation of Filipino cultural values and its associations with depressive symptoms and substance use in Filipino Americans
Cultural values influence health beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors. Given the history of pre-colonial Philippines and under Spanish, American, and Japanese colonization, Filipinos have unique cultural values that are understudied in relation to health outcomes. The objectives of this study are to (1) create and validate measurement scales of surface level Filipino cultural values and (2) examine its associations with depressive symptoms and subst…
Anti-Asian biases in federal grant reviews
Prior to the 2021 American Psychologist special issue "Rendered Invisible: Are Asian Americans a Model or a Marginalized Minority?" (Yip et al., 2021), only seven articles on Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) populations were published in the journal in 3 decades. The special issue interrogated sources of invisibility and marginalization of AANHPIs not only in the field of psychology but also in the broader national l…
Disaster preparedness among Asian, Pacific Islander, and Desi American communities
Disaster experiences and explorations of preparedness among Asian, Pacific Islander, and Desi Americans (APIDA) in the United States are often overlooked owing to their relatively smaller population share. APIDA are not homogenous, and their disaster experiences warrant further examination. This paper does so by investigating disaster preparedness using disaggregated information about APIDA. The study utilises nationally representative data from …
Profiles of a Covid-19 Syndemic
Correlates of Stigma Toward Mental Health Service Use Among Filipino Americans and Korean Americans
Social and structural vulnerabilities
Socioeconomic Inequities in Vaccine Hesitancy Among Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders
Examining Employment Conditions During the Covid-19 Pandemic in Pasifika Communities
Introduction: Pasifika (Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander) people living in the United States experience health, economic, and social inequities, and a disproportionate burden of COVID-19 cases and deaths. This study examines employment among Pasifika living in the 10 US states with the largest Pasifika populations during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: We use the Current Population Survey to examine racial differences in employment status, pa…
Paths to Self-Sufficiency for Youth Served Through the Unaccompanied Refugee Minor Foster Care Program in the United States
Regional Research-Practice-Policy Partnerships in Response to Climate-Related Disparities
Although climate change poses a threat to health and well-being globally, a regional approach to addressing climate-related health equity may be more suitable, appropriate, and appealing to under-resourced communities and countries. In support of this argument, this commentary describes an approach by a network of researchers, practitioners, and policymakers dedicated to promoting climate-related health equity in Small Island Developing States an…
The Association between Racial Discrimination, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, and Cardiovascular-Related Conditions Among Non-Hispanic Blacks
Job and family demands and burnout among healthcare workers
Burnout is a growing problem among healthcare workers. Whereas there are numerous predictors of burnout, this article explores the compounding effects of job and family demands among nurses and Patient Care Associates (PCA). This study used the 2018 survey data of the Boston Hospital Health Workers Study (BHWHS) to assess the relationship of job and family demands, workplace flexibility, and burnout (N = 874). In addition, it aimed to evaluate th…
Racial Stereotypes and Asian American Youth Paradox
Experiences of ethnic discrimination among US Hispanics
Associations of Sociodemographic Factors With Health-Related Social Networks Among Pre-migration Filipinos
Social networks provide health information that is useful to prevent illness, promote health, and facilitate treatment for health problems. One understudied facet is which people in social networks provide health information. The present article fills a critical gap in the empirical literature by identifying which social networks are reported based on a premigrant’s sociodemographic status that operate as their source of health information. Data …
Recent/Childhood Adversities and Mental Disorders Among US Immigrants
Past research documents the heterogeneity in US immigrants, particularly in terms of racial and ethnic categories and specific ethnic subgroups. The present study builds on this research foundation by investigating heterogeneity in immigrants' experiences of adversity, both recent and during childhood, and associations with mental disorders. Data are drawn from 6,131 adult immigrants in the 2012-2013 National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and R…
Racial discrimination, ethnic-racial socialization, and cultural identities among Asian American youths
The present study highlights how exposure to racial discrimination may have a lasting influence in cultural identity development among Asian Americans and possibly through ethnic-racial socialization in the family, which might have been shaped by such experiences. Our results also underscore the importance of considering the experiences of both children and parents in studies of discrimination and ethnic-racial socialization. (PsycInfo Database R…
The Psychological Cost of Racial Discrimination
Racial discrimination is known to harm health, but to what extent the health burden of racial discrimination is contingent on residential contexts is understudied. This study examines the moderating role of racial residential segregation in the relationship between racial discrimination and psychological distress. Nationally representative data from the 2002–2003 National Latino and Asian American Study were merged with metropolitan‐level data fr…
Homeless women in Chile
Homeless women in Chile live in high-risk situations; however, little research exists about how they face their homelessness. This article helps address this information gap through the identification of factors associated with the level of capabilities that homeless women face in their daily lives. Data were obtained from the Chilean government (December 2017) and included a final analytic sample of 1580 homeless women. Findings indicated that c…
Asian American mental health
This study substantiated a troubling upward trend in mental health struggles among young Asian Americans and demonstrated a significant additive influence of culture and race/ethnicity on mental health beyond the normative influences of family process and peers. These key factors should be targeted in intervention to better serve Asian American young people who may mask their internal struggles
A Nationwide Study of Discrimination and Chronic Health Conditions Among Asian Americans
Everyday discrimination may contribute to stress experienced by racial/ethnic minorities and could lead to chronic illness
Racial discrimination and psychological distress
The association between racial and ethnic discrimination and psychological distress was examined among 2,047 Asians (18 to 75 years of age) in the National Latino and Asian American Study, the first-ever nationally representative study of mental health among Asians living in the United States. Stratifying the sample by age in years (i.e., 18 to 30, 31 to 40, 41 to 50, 51 to 75) and nativity status (i.e., immigrant vs. U.S.-born), ethnic identity …
The association between self-reported racial discrimination and 12-month DSM-IV mental disorders among Asian Americans nationwide
Discrimination and health among Asian American immigrants
Use of Mental Health–Related Services Among Immigrant and US-Born Asian Americans
Objectives. We examined rates of mental health–related service use (i.e., any, general medical, and specialty mental health services) as well as subjective satisfaction with and perceived helpfulness of care in a national sample of Asian Americans, with a particular focus on immigration-related factors. Methods. Data were derived from the National Latino and Asian American Study (2002–2003). Results. About 8.6% of the total sample (n=2095) sought…
Strangers still? The experience of discrimination among Chinese Americans
This study investigates the perceptions of discrimination within an Asian American community. Over 1,500 Chinese Americans were interviewed regarding experiences with unfair treatment due to their race or ethnicity and their language and or accent. Demographic variables, acculturation level, and amount of contact opportunity were used to predict perceived discrimination using multiple hierarchical logistic analyses. Approximately 21% of Chinese A…
Unfair Treatment, Racial/Ethnic Discrimination, Ethnic Identification, and Smoking Among Asian Americans in the National Latino and Asian American Study
Our findings suggest that experiences of unfair treatment and racial/ethnic discrimination are risk factors for smoking among Asian Americans. Efforts to promote ethnic identification may be effective in mitigating the influence of racial/ethnic discrimination on smoking in this population
A Structural Model of Acculturation and Mental Health Status Among Chinese Americans
This study examined the role of acculturation and its direct and indirect impact on depressive symptom severity through various correlates, including socioeconomic status (SES), stress, social support, personality negativity, and physical health perception. Using structural equation modeling, the proposed model was tested with 983 employed Chinese Americans from a representative community sample, the majority of whom were immigrants. The results …
Immigration-Related Factors and Mental Disorders Among Asian Americans
Objectives. We examined lifetime and 12-month rates of any depressive, anxiety, and substance abuse disorders in a national sample of Asian Americans. We focused on factors related to nativity and immigration as possible correlates of mental disorders. Methods. Data were derived from the National Latino and Asian American Study, the first national epidemiological survey of Asian Americans in the United States. Results. The relationships between i…
Discrimination and Mental Health–Related Service Use in a National Study of Asian Americans
The effect of perceived discrimination and language proficiency on service use indicates a need for more bilingual services and more collaborations between formal service systems and community resources
The association between subjective social status and mental health among Asian immigrants
Social Support as a Buffer for Perceived Unfair Treatment Among Filipino Americans
Local contexts may influence the types of treatment encountered by members of ethnic minority groups, as well as their resources. These factors in turn may have implications for health disparities and well-being
Alcohol disorders among Asian Americans
Social hazards such as unfair treatment and racial/ethnic discrimination should be considered in the development of programmes addressing alcohol disorders among Asian Americans. Interventions that promote ethnic identification in this population may be particularly relevant in mitigating the negative influence of racial/ethnic discrimination on alcohol disorders
Does an immigrant health paradox exist among Asian Americans? Associations of nativity and occupational class with self-rated health and mental disorders
Education, Occupational Prestige, and Income of Asian Americans
This article examines data from the 1980 census on the education, occupations, and personal income of various groups of Asian Americans in light of general hypotheses derived from assimilation, human capital, and structural theories. The results show that most Asian Americans are better educated than are whites, blacks, and Hispanics. But after other variables are introduced, only Japanese Americans approach income equity with whites. The Chinese…
Marital Status and Psychiatric Disorders Among Blacks and Whites
This paper examines the association between marital status and psychiatric disorder for Blacks and explores the extent to which these patterns differ from those for Whites. Widowed and separated/divorced Black males and females have higher rates of disorder than the married; never-married Blacks do not have an elevated risk of psychiatric illness. The association between marital status and disorder for White males is similar and stronger than tha…
Limited English proficiency and psychological distress among Latinos and Asian Americans
A life course perspective on migration and mental health among Asian immigrants
Racial and Ethnic Differences in Perceptions of Everyday Discrimination
This study examines differences in perceptions of discrimination across multiple racial and ethnic minority groups. We focus on structural factors such as race/ethnicity and socioeconomic status (SES) and psychosocial factors such as racial/ethnic identities as predictors of perceived everyday discrimination. Data come from the Collaborative Psychiatric Epidemiology Surveys (CPES), and analyses reveal several important patterns. First, perceived …
Comparing Cognitive Interviewing and Psychometric Methods to Evaluate a Racial/Ethnic Discrimination Scale
Proponents of survey evaluation have long advocated the integration of qualitative and quantitative methodologies, but this recommendation has rarely been practiced. The authors used both methods to evaluate the "Everyday Discrimination" scale (EDS), which measures frequency of various types of discrimination, in a multiethnic population. Cognitive testing included 30 participants of various race/ethnic backgrounds and identified items that were …
Return rates and outcomes from ethnicity-specific mental health programs in Los Angeles
OBJECTIVES. The present study compared the return rate, length of treatment, and treatment outcome of ethnic minority adults who received services from ethnicity-specific or mainstream programs. METHODS. The sample consisted of 1516 African Americans, 1888 Asian Americans, and 1306 Mexican Americans who used 1 of 36 predominantly White (mainstream) or 18 ethnicity-specific mental health centers in Los Angeles County over a 6-year period. Predicto…
Ethnic minority adolescents and the use of community mental health care services
Examined the utilization rates, treatment dropout rates, and length of treatment for minority adolescents in the mental health care system. Data from the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health from 1983 to 1988 were used. Ss were 853 African Americans, 704 Asian Americans, 964 Hispanics, and 670 whites. Analyses showed that Asian Americans and Hispanics are underrepresented in existing public mental health facilities while African America…
Contextualizing Acculturation
This article investigates differences in the mental health among male and female immigrants from an ecological perspective, testing the influences of both individual acculturation domains and social contexts. Data from the first nationally representative psychiatric survey of immigrant Asians in the US is used (N = 1,583). These data demonstrate the importance of understanding acculturation domains (e.g., individual differences in English profici…
Developmental Contexts and Mental Disorders Among Asian Americans
In this article, we use age of immigration as a proxy for the developmental context for understanding the association between immigration experiences and mental health. Generation defines the context under which immigrants arrive in the United States. We drew data from the National Latino and Asian American Study ( N = 2,095), the first ever study conducted on the mental health of a national sample of Asian Americans. Our findings reveal that age…
Disentangling the Effects of Racial and Weight Discrimination on Body Mass Index and Obesity Among Asian Americans
Objectives. We examined whether racial discrimination is associated with increased body mass index (BMI) and obesity among Asian Americans. Further, we explored whether this association strengthens with increasing time in the United States. Methods. We analyzed data from the 2002 to 2003 National Latino and Asian American Study (n=1956). Regression models tested whether reports of racial discrimination were associated with BMI and obesity, after …
Hoglund, William, Immigrants and Their Children in the United States
"Hoglund, William, IMMIGRANTS AND THEIR CHILDREN IN THE UNITED STATES: A Bibliography Of Doctoral Dissertations, 1885-1982." Journal of Comparative Family Studies, 19(1), pp. 160–161
Psychiatric symptom dimensions among asian americans and native hawaiians
Standardized instruments are often used to assess the need for mental health services in a community. Such instruments are usually standardized on Caucasian samples and are generally assumed to be appropriate for different ethnocultural minorities. However, this assumption may be in error because cultural groups vary in their expression, manifestation, and reporting of symptoms. This article analyzes the responses to a standardized instrument, th…
Education, Occupational Prestige, and Income of Asian Americans
This article examines data from the 1980 census on the education, occupations, and personal income of various groups of Asian Americans in light of general hypotheses derived from assimilation, human capital, and structural theories. The results show that most Asian Americans are better educated than are whites, blacks, and Hispanics. But after other variables are introduced, only Japanese Americans approach income equity with whites. The Chinese…
Community mental health services for ethnic minority groups
Economic Stress in the Family and Children's Emotional and Behavioral Problems
This study examines the relationship between two measures of economic stress-welfare status and perceived financial stress-and children's emotional and behavioral problems. Longitudinal data from the National Survey of Children are used to test two hypotheses. The first hypothesis predicts that economic stress will adversely affect children's emotional and behavioral problems. Levels of depressive symptoms, impulsive behavior, and antisocial beha…
Ethnic minority adolescents and the use of community mental health care services
Examined the utilization rates, treatment dropout rates, and length of treatment for minority adolescents in the mental health care system. Data from the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health from 1983 to 1988 were used. Ss were 853 African Americans, 704 Asian Americans, 964 Hispanics, and 670 whites. Analyses showed that Asian Americans and Hispanics are underrepresented in existing public mental health facilities while African America…
Socioeconomic Status and Psychiatric Disorder among Blacks and Whites
Journal Article Socioeconomic Status and Psychiatric Disorder among Blacks and Whites Get access David R. Williams, David R. Williams University of Michigan Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar David T. Takeuchi, David T. Takeuchi University of Hawaii Direct correspondence to David R. Williams, University of Michigan, Institute for Social Research, P.O. Box 1248, Ann Arbor, MI 48106. Search for other works by t…
Marital Status and Psychiatric Disorders Among Blacks and Whites
This paper examines the association between marital status and psychiatric disorder for Blacks and explores the extent to which these patterns differ from those for Whites. Widowed and separated/divorced Black males and females have higher rates of disorder than the married; never-married Blacks do not have an elevated risk of psychiatric illness. The association between marital status and disorder for White males is similar and stronger than tha…
The Referral of Minority Adolescents to Community Mental Health Centers
Few investigations have examined the referral of minority adolescents to community mental health clinics. This issue is especially critical in light of the increased attention given to mental health services for children and adolescents in recent years. The present study uses mental health clinic data from a large metropolitan area to explore whether African Americans and Mexican Americans entering mental health care do so through referrals that …
Effects of combining disparate groups in the analysis of ethnic differences
The Asian American population comprises historically, socially, and culturally diverse ethnic groups. Given this diversity, investigators caution that combining disparate ethnic groups together may lead to erroneous conclusions. Whether by choice or necessity, however, mental health studies still typically consider Asian Americans as a single ethnic category rather than as separate ethnic groups. Few investigations have addressed the consequences…
Psychopathology among Asian Americans
The prevalence of psychopathology among Asian Americans has been a source of debate. Some investigators believe that the prevalence rate is quite low, whereas others argue that it is fairly high. A review of the literature suggests that at this time, it is not possible to determine the specific rates of psychopathology. However, evidence does suggest that their rates of mental disorders are not extraordinarily low. Thus, public portrayals of Asia…
Return rates and outcomes from ethnicity-specific mental health programs in Los Angeles
OBJECTIVES. The present study compared the return rate, length of treatment, and treatment outcome of ethnic minority adults who received services from ethnicity-specific or mainstream programs. METHODS. The sample consisted of 1516 African Americans, 1888 Asian Americans, and 1306 Mexican Americans who used 1 of 36 predominantly White (mainstream) or 18 ethnicity-specific mental health centers in Los Angeles County over a 6-year period. Predicto…
Coercive and voluntary referrals
Two hypotheses are typically invoked to examine the referral of adults into mental health care. The first is the clinical behavior hypothesis that suggests the psychiatric problem defines people as dangerous and risky. Accordingly, people with severe mental disorders are more likely to be coercively placed into mental health facilities. The second hypothesis suggests that people with less power are more likely than the powerful to be coercively p…
Health insurance coverage among Chinese Americans in Los Angeles County
OBJECTIVES: This paper examines the factors associated with health insurance coverage among Chinese Americans in Los Angeles County. METHODS: Data were obtained through interviews conducted in 1993 and 1994 with Chinese Americans (aged 18 through 65 years) residing in Los Angeles County. A multistage probability sample was used to select respondents. RESULTS: The final sample consisted of 1747 respondents, which represented an 82% response rate. …
Factor Validity of Scores on a Social Support and Conflict Measure among Chinese Americans
Data collected from the Chinese American Psychiatric Epidemiological Study (CAPES) were used to examine the factor validity of selected social support and conflict indices among 1,152 married Chinese Americans. Gender, age, and a 36-item social interaction scale consisting of six separate indices of social support and social conflict (spouse, family, and friend) were factor analyzed. As expected, cross-cultural validity of scores on all six socia…
Marital Processes and Parental Socialization in Families of Color
Research published during the past decade on African American, Latino, and Asian American families is reviewed. Emphasis is given to selected issues within the broad domains of marriage and parenting. The first section highlights demographic trends in family formation and family structure and factors that contributed to secular changes in family structure among African Americans. In the second section, new conceptualizations of marital relations …
Enhancing Mental Health Services Delivery for Diverse Populations
David T. Takeuchi, Katherine Flower Kim, Enhancing Mental Health Services Delivery for Diverse Populations, Contemporary Sociology, Vol. 29, No. 1, Utopian Visions: Engaged Sociologies for the 21st Century (Jan., 2000), pp. 74-83
SF-36 Health Survey
BACKGROUND: Chinese Americans are one of the fastest growing ethnic groups in the United States; however, language and cultural obstacles have challenged health workers and policy makers seeking to understand the health status and needs of this population. OBJECTIVES: This study is the first to use a large-scale probability design to evaluate the 36-item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36) in a Chinese population (n = 1,501). METHODS: Using the Inte…
Health and Medicine under Capitalism
This book investigates health status and the use of health care including biomedicine, herbal medicine, acupuncture, and health food among Koreans in Australia and their relationships with those of Koreans in their homeland. The study addresses social change in Korea and its impact on people's health and on the supply and demand for biomedicine and Korean traditional herbal medicine. It also explores social origins of Korean migration to Australi…
Cultural factors in help‐seeking for child behavior problems
This study explored the relationships between cultural values, appraisal of child behavior problems, and associated help‐seeking intentions among Chinese‐American parents. Questionnaires were administered to 120 Chinese‐American parents of elementary‐school‐aged children. Parents were asked how they might respond if their child displayed the behavioral problems depicted in a hypothetical vignette. Influences of Chinese value orientation, severity…
A Structural Model of Acculturation and Mental Health Status Among Chinese Americans
This study examined the role of acculturation and its direct and indirect impact on depressive symptom severity through various correlates, including socioeconomic status (SES), stress, social support, personality negativity, and physical health perception. Using structural equation modeling, the proposed model was tested with 983 employed Chinese Americans from a representative community sample, the majority of whom were immigrants. The results …
Strangers still? The experience of discrimination among Chinese Americans
This study investigates the perceptions of discrimination within an Asian American community. Over 1,500 Chinese Americans were interviewed regarding experiences with unfair treatment due to their race or ethnicity and their language and or accent. Demographic variables, acculturation level, and amount of contact opportunity were used to predict perceived discrimination using multiple hierarchical logistic analyses. Approximately 21% of Chinese A…
Cultural Expressions of Distress
We test whether acculturation to American society is linked to higher depressive symptoms but lower neurasthenia symptoms. Depression and neurasthenia represent compelling contrasts since the first is a prevalent mental health problem in the United States and the latter is a common diagnostic entity in China. We also examine whether financial stress interacts with acculturation to explain depressive and neurasthenia symptoms. Data come from a com…
What to Do with Race? Changing Notions of Race in the Social Sciences
Cultural relevance and equivalence in the NLAAS instrument
This paper describes the development, translation and adaptation of measures in the National Latino and Asian American Study (NLAAS). We summarize the techniques used to attain cultural relevance; semantic, content and technical equivalency; and internal consistency of the measures across languages and Latino sub‐ethnic groups. We also discuss some of the difficulties and challenges encountered in doing this work. The following three main goals a…
Psychology (86 works) · Medicine (75 works) · Sociology (69 works) · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research (64 works) · Ethnic group (59 works) · Psychiatry (57 works) · Mental health (48 works) · Gerontology (44 works) · Demography (42 works) · Migration, Health and Trauma (38 works)