The effects of racial heterogeneity on mental health
A study of detained youth across multiple counties
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9051926 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Katherine S L Lau (0000-0003-2197-5539, Office of Adolescent Health), Matthew C Aalsma (0000-0001-5952-6785, Office of Adolescent Health), Evan D Holloway (0000-0002-6888-8398, Fordham University), Sarah E Wiehe (0000-0002-8148-0848, Family & Children’s Services), David D Vachon (0000-0003-2852-0262, University of Minnesota) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 85 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 421-430 |
| Publication date | 2015-09-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Orthopsychiatry (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-9432 • E-ISSN: 1939-0025 |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1037/ort0000100 |
| PMID | 26460702 |
| OpenAlex | W2269139155 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 33 |
A majority of detained adolescents experience mental health and substance use problems. Limited research has examined the interaction between the race/ethnicity of an individual youth and county-level racial heterogeneity on adolescent mental health outcomes. Participants were identified through a statewide mental health screening project that took place in detention centers across 11 different counties in a Midwestern state during January 1, 2008, to May 10, 2010. A total of 23,831 detained youth (ages 11-18 years), identified as non-Hispanic White (46.6%), Black (43.5%), or Hispanic (9.8%), completed a mental health screener that assessed problems in alcohol/drug use, depression-anxiety, anger-irritability, trauma, somatic complaints, and suicide ideation. Census data were gathered to determine the racial heterogeneity of each county and other county-level variables. Hierarchical linear regression analyses were used to test the independent and interactive effects of youth race/ethnicity and county-level variables (including racial heterogeneity of the county) on adolescent mental health. Independent of other community characteristics, as county-level racial heterogeneity increased, mental health problems among detained youth decreased. In future research on the development and persistence of mental health problems in detained youth, both community and individual-level factors should be considered
Anxiety · Environmental health · Ethnic group · Mental health · Poison control · Psychiatry · Suicidal ideation · Suicide prevention · Clinical Psychology · Homelessness and Social Issues · Medicine · Migration, Health and Trauma · Psychology · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research · Gerontology
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| Highly cited | No |