The effect of stress exposure on depressive symptoms and major depressive episode among US Afro-Caribbean women.
Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol
; 56(12): 2227-2238, 2021 Dec.
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| ID: mdl-33870449
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
This study examines whether stress exposures experienced within and across various life domains (e.g., interpersonal, financial) are predictors of depression among Afro-Caribbean women, an understudied ethnic group within the US Black female population.METHODS:
A sample of Afro-Caribbean women (N = 878) was drawn from the National Survey of American Life (NSAL), the first nationally representative psychiatric epidemiology survey focused on the mental health of the US Afro-Caribbean and African American populations. Negative binomial regression analysis was conducted for depressive symptoms, and binary logistic regression results are presented for past-year and lifetime major depressive episode. Analyses examined the relative effect of five stress exposures on depression major discrimination, everyday discrimination, past-month chronic stress, financial strain, and negative interactions with family.RESULTS:
Of the five stress exposures, chronic stress and financial strain were associated with increased risk for both recent (e.g., past week) and more distal (i.e., past-year and lifetime) experiences of depression. Though experiences with discrimination were associated with depression, its effects were attenuated when other stressors were taken into account.CONCLUSIONS:
Mental health prevention and intervention programs must address stress concerns that are chronic in nature and stressors that reflect financial instability for Afro-Caribbean women.Palavras-chave
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Depressão
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Transtorno Depressivo Maior
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Female
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Humans
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol
Assunto da revista:
CIENCIAS SOCIAIS
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EPIDEMIOLOGIA
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PSIQUIATRIA
Ano de publicação:
2021
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos