TY - JOUR
T1 - The relationship between perceived discrimination and Generalized Anxiety Disorder among African Americans, Afro Caribbeans, and non-Hispanic Whites
AU - Soto, José A.
AU - Dawson-Andoh, Nana A.
AU - BeLue, Rhonda
N1 - Funding Information:
This project was partially funded by The Pennsylvania State University, Center for Diverse Families and Communities and a National Institute of Mental Health Loan Repayment Grant to José A. Soto. We would like to thank Christopher Perez, Kaitlin Hanley, Elizabeth Lee, Kevin Thomas and Mark Minnick for their comments and suggestions on earlier drafts of the manuscript.
PY - 2011/3
Y1 - 2011/3
N2 - The present study examined the relationship between frequency of race based and non-race based discrimination experiences and Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) in a sample of 3570 African Americans, 1438 Afro Caribbeans, and 891 non-Hispanic Whites from the National Survey of American Life (NSAL). Because GAD and the experience of racial discrimination are both associated with symptoms of worry and tension, we expected race based discrimination to predict GAD prevalence for African Americans, but not other groups. We did not expect non-race based discrimination to predict GAD. Results showed that while more frequent experiences of non-race based discrimination predicted GAD for all groups, experiencing race based discrimination was associated with significantly higher odds of endorsing lifetime GAD for African Americans only. Results are interpreted in light of the different contexts that these three ethnic groups represent relative to their history within the United States as well as their present day circumstances.
AB - The present study examined the relationship between frequency of race based and non-race based discrimination experiences and Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) in a sample of 3570 African Americans, 1438 Afro Caribbeans, and 891 non-Hispanic Whites from the National Survey of American Life (NSAL). Because GAD and the experience of racial discrimination are both associated with symptoms of worry and tension, we expected race based discrimination to predict GAD prevalence for African Americans, but not other groups. We did not expect non-race based discrimination to predict GAD. Results showed that while more frequent experiences of non-race based discrimination predicted GAD for all groups, experiencing race based discrimination was associated with significantly higher odds of endorsing lifetime GAD for African Americans only. Results are interpreted in light of the different contexts that these three ethnic groups represent relative to their history within the United States as well as their present day circumstances.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.janxdis.2010.09.011
DO - 10.1016/j.janxdis.2010.09.011
M3 - Article
C2 - 21041059
AN - SCOPUS:79151469927
SN - 0887-6185
VL - 25
SP - 258
EP - 265
JO - Journal of Anxiety Disorders
JF - Journal of Anxiety Disorders
IS - 2
ER -
