PURPOSE: The difference in risk of mental illness in UK ethnic minorities may be related to a balance between specific risk factors such as racial discrimination and mediating factors such as social support. We investigated whether social support from friends or relatives reduces the cross-sectional association between perceived racism and the risk of mental illness in an ethnic minority group. METHODS: We conducted secondary analyses of nationally representative community samples of five UK ethnic minority groups (EMPIRIC dataset; n = 4,281) using multiple regression techniques. RESULTS: We found that the associations between perceived racism, common mental disorder and potentially psychotic symptoms were mainly independent of social support as measured by the number of close persons and their proximity to the individual. CONCLUSION: Social support when measured in this way does not mediate the associations between perceived racism and mental ill health in this population-based sample.
PURPOSE: The difference in risk of mental illness in UK ethnic minorities may be related to a balance between specific risk factors such as racial discrimination and mediating factors such as social support. We investigated whether social support from friends or relatives reduces the cross-sectional association between perceived racism and the risk of mental illness in an ethnic minority group. METHODS: We conducted secondary analyses of nationally representative community samples of five UK ethnic minority groups (EMPIRIC dataset; n = 4,281) using multiple regression techniques. RESULTS: We found that the associations between perceived racism, common mental disorder and potentially psychotic symptoms were mainly independent of social support as measured by the number of close persons and their proximity to the individual. CONCLUSION: Social support when measured in this way does not mediate the associations between perceived racism and mental ill health in this population-based sample.
Authors: Kamaldeep Bhui; Stephen Stansfeld; Kwame McKenzie; Saffron Karlsen; James Nazroo; Scott Weich Journal: Am J Public Health Date: 2005-03 Impact factor: 9.308
Authors: Emily Klineberg; Charlotte Clark; Kamaldeep S Bhui; Mary M Haines; Russell M Viner; Jenny Head; Davina Woodley-Jones; Stephen A Stansfeld Journal: Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol Date: 2006-07-12 Impact factor: 4.328
Authors: Inma Jarrín; Ana García-Fulgueiras; Vicente Ibáñez-Rojo; Débora Alvarez; Rocío García-Pina; Alberto Fernández-Liria; Visitación García-Ortúzar; Domingo Díaz; Maria Angeles Rodríguez-Arenas; Lucía Mazarrasa; Maria Victoria Zunzunegui; Alicia Llácer; Julia Del Amo Journal: Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol Date: 2012-06-21 Impact factor: 4.328