Twenty Years of Research into the Health Impacts of Native-themed Mascots
A Scoping Review
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14854197 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sierra Watt, Ian Record, Ian R Record, Yvette Roubideaux |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 92-129 |
| Publication date | 2022-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0893-5394 • E-ISSN: 1533-7731 |
| Publisher | Centers for American Indian and Alaska Native Health (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.5820/aian.2901.2022.92 |
| PMID | 35255151 |
| OpenAlex | W4220787718 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
Despite their recent high-profile removal by a handful of professional sports teams, Native-themed mascots continue to be a mainstay of professional, college, and youth athletics. To determine the extent of the literature on the health impacts on American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/ANs) as a result of Native-themed mascots, we conducted a scoping review of primary research articles, utilizing the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) research framework as a guide to define health impacts broadly to include impacts on determinants of health and health disparities. Three databases were utilized, MEDLINE/PubMed, PsycINFO, and JSTOR, to identify the peer-reviewed literature for a twenty-year period that studied the health impacts of Native-themed mascots. We found 26 articles and books in the peer-reviewed literature and additional gray literature during the time period of 1999-2019. To better identify the relationship between Native-themed mascots and health impacts, we reviewed the articles by their focus on three groups: AI/ANs generally, AI/AN youth, and those that studied all races/ethnicities. The majority of research included in this review illustrates overall negative impacts of Native-themed mascots on health and its determinants that influence health and health disparities. Public health efforts should include review and replacement of harmful Native-themed mascots in professional and academic sports to avoid negative health impacts on AI/AN adults and youth
College health · Ethnic group · Family medicine · Grey literature · Health equity · MEDLINE · Political science · PsycINFO · Public health · Diverse Approaches in Healthcare and Education Studies · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1.33 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2025 (3) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |