ERIC Number: EJ1367088
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 5
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0744-8481
EISSN: EISSN-1940-3208
A Path Model of Racial/Ethnic Discrimination and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors among College Students of Color
Serpas, Dylan G.; García, James J.; Arellano-Morales, Leticia
Journal of American College Health, v70 n7 p1926-1930 2022
Objective: Racial/ethnic minorities experience disproportionately greater risk to cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). This study examined racial/ethnic discrimination--as a psychosocial stressor--in a path model and its associations with CVD health risk factors among undergraduate students of color (SoC). Participants: The sample included 404 SoC whose ages ranged from 18 to 54 (M[subscript age] = 21.82, SD = 5.26; 65% female) from a Hispanic Serving Institution in Southern California. Methods: Participants responded to measures assessing the following traditional and non-traditional CVD indicators: depression, anxiety, and body mass index (BMI). A path model was configured with paths corresponding from racial/ethnic discrimination to BMI, depression, and anxiety symptoms, controlling for gender and age. Results: After accounting for covariates, findings revealed greater levels of racial/ethnic discrimination was uniquely associated with greater BMI, depression, and anxiety symptoms. Conclusions: Findings demonstrate racial/ethnic discrimination is associated with CVD health risk factors among SoC. Data highlight the importance and magnitude of adverse psychosocial experiences on CVD health.
Descriptors: Racial Discrimination, Minority Group Students, Ethnicity, Stress Variables, Risk, Undergraduate Students, Minority Serving Institutions, Depression (Psychology), Anxiety, Body Composition, Gender Differences, Age Differences, Correlation, Physical Health, Racism, Heart Disorders
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: California
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