BACKGROUND: Few studies have examined the psychosocial mechanisms through which self-reported discrimination may influence the health status of Latinos. PURPOSE: This study examined the mediating role of subjective social status in the USA and psychological distress on the relation between everyday discrimination and self-rated physical health, and the moderating role of gender and ethnicity. METHODS: A US population-based sample of Latinos (N = 2,554) was drawn from the National Latino and Asian American Study. Respondents completed measures of everyday discrimination, subjective social status, psychological distress, and self-rated physical health. RESULTS: Path analysis revealed that among the total sample, subjective social status and psychological distress sequentially mediated the effect of everyday discrimination on self-rated physical health. Psychological distress was a more consistent mediator across Latino subgroups. Gender and ethnicity moderated the mediation model. CONCLUSIONS: This study provides a systematic examination of how psychosocial mechanisms may operate differently or similarly across Latino subgroups.
BACKGROUND: Few studies have examined the psychosocial mechanisms through which self-reported discrimination may influence the health status of Latinos. PURPOSE: This study examined the mediating role of subjective social status in the USA and psychological distress on the relation between everyday discrimination and self-rated physical health, and the moderating role of gender and ethnicity. METHODS: A US population-based sample of Latinos (N = 2,554) was drawn from the National Latino and Asian American Study. Respondents completed measures of everyday discrimination, subjective social status, psychological distress, and self-rated physical health. RESULTS: Path analysis revealed that among the total sample, subjective social status and psychological distress sequentially mediated the effect of everyday discrimination on self-rated physical health. Psychological distress was a more consistent mediator across Latino subgroups. Gender and ethnicity moderated the mediation model. CONCLUSIONS: This study provides a systematic examination of how psychosocial mechanisms may operate differently or similarly across Latino subgroups.
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