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Exploring Monoracial/Ethnic and Multiracial/Ethnic Classification in the Context of Mental Health Among High School Students
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2024
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Source: J Health Care Poor Underserved. 35(3):920-932
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Alternative Title:J Health Care Poor Underserved
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Description:Objectives.
To explore the prevalence of Multiracial/ethnic identity and its association with mental health among high school students.
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The 2021 national Youth Risk Behavior Survey (N=17,232) data were used. Respondents were classified as monoracial/ethnic or Multiracial/ethnic.
Results.
Overall, 21.5% of students were Multiracial/ethnic. Multiracial/ethnic status was most prevalent among students who identify as American Indian or Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, and Hispanic or Latino. Logistic regression models showed Multiracial/ethnic classification was associated with persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness among students identifying as American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, Black, and White. Multiracial/ethnic Asian students had significantly higher odds of all four indicators of poor mental health compared with monoracial/ethnic Asian students.
Conclusion.
Multiracial/ethnic students constitute a heterogenous group. This study found important subgroup differences in indicators of mental health that might be missed when Multiracial/ethnic groups are considered in aggregate.
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Pubmed ID:39129610
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Pubmed Central ID:PMC11354185
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Volume:35
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Issue:3
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