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The Mental Health Impact of Covid-19 Racial and Ethnic Discrimination Against Asian American and Pacific Islanders

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ID8076310
AuthorsSasha Zhou (0000-0003-3050-1773), Rachel Banawa (0000-0002-9098-7763), Hans Oh (0000-0002-8458-8723, corresponding author)
Year2021
Volume12
Pages708426-708426
Publication date2021-11-16
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueFrontiers in Psychiatry (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1664-0640 • E-ISSN: 1664-0640
PublisherFrontiers Media (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3389/fpsyt.2021.708426
PMID34867510
OpenAlexW3214931020
LanguageEN
Citations received19
References cited13

Hate crimes against Asian American/Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) have surged in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic to alarming new levels. We analyzed data from the Healthy Minds Study, and found that COVID-19 related racial/ethnic discrimination was associated with greater odds of having depression, anxiety, non-suicidal self-injury, binge drinking, and suicidal ideation among AAPI university students ( N = 1,697). Findings suggest that the COVID-19 pandemic precipitated discrimination, which has been linked to mental health problems, calling for more preventive interventions to address the AAPI population, especially given their low rates of formal treatment utilization

Anxiety · Asian americans · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Depression (economics · Disease · Environmental health · Ethnic group · Logistic regression · Mental health · Odds · Pacific islanders · Pandemic · Poison control · Political science · Population · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Suicidal ideation · Suicide prevention · Critical Race Theory in Education · Medicine · Migration, Health and Trauma · Psychology · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research

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Citations per year4,75
Citation span2022 - 2026 (5)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 19

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