Karen D Lincoln1, Jennifer Ailshire2, Ann Nguyen3, Robert Joseph Taylor4,5, Ishtar Govia6, Mosi Adesina Ifatunji7,8,9. 1. Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA. 2. Leonard Davis School of Gerontology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA. 3. Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA. 4. School of Social Work, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA. 5. Program for Research on Black Americans, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA. 6. Caribbean Institute for Health Research (CAIHR) - Epidemiology Research Unit, The University of the West Indies, Barbados, West Indies. 7. Department of Sociology, College of Arts and Sciences, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA. 8. Institute for African American Research, Sonja Haynes Stone Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA. 9. Carolina Population Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Abstract
Objectives: Sleep problems are associated with a host of psychiatric disorders and have been attributed to race disparities in health and wellness. Studies of sleep and mental health do not typically consider within-group differences among Blacks. Thus, our understanding of how the sleep-mental health relationship among Caribbean Blacks is limited. This study identified sleep profiles among Caribbean-born Blacks who reside in the United States.Design: Latent class analysis and data from the National Survey of American Life Re-interview study were used to identify and compare the associations between 'sleep quality classes,' sociodemographic factors, stress, and depression risk among Caribbean Blacks. Results: Two sleep quality classes were identified - 'good sleep quality' and 'poor sleep quality' - with each class demonstrating a complex pattern of sleep experiences, and illuminating the association between sleep and depression risk.Conclusions: Findings provide insight into the influence of sociodemographic factors and social stressors on the sleep experience of Caribbean Blacks and the importance of considering within-group differences to better understand risk and resilience among Caribbean Blacks living in the United States. Findings also highlight the importance of screening for sleep problems in an effort to reduce the burden of depression experienced by this population.
Objectives: Sleep problems are associated with a host of psychiatric disorders and have been attributed to race disparities in health and wellness. Studies of sleep and mental health do not typically consider within-group differences among Blacks. Thus, our understanding of how the sleep-mental health relationship among Caribbean Blacks is limited. This study identified sleep profiles among Caribbean-born Blacks who reside in the United States.Design: Latent class analysis and data from the National Survey of American Life Re-interview study were used to identify and compare the associations between 'sleep quality classes,' sociodemographic factors, stress, and depression risk among Caribbean Blacks. Results: Two sleep quality classes were identified - 'good sleep quality' and 'poor sleep quality' - with each class demonstrating a complex pattern of sleep experiences, and illuminating the association between sleep and depression risk.Conclusions: Findings provide insight into the influence of sociodemographic factors and social stressors on the sleep experience of Caribbean Blacks and the importance of considering within-group differences to better understand risk and resilience among Caribbean Blacks living in the United States. Findings also highlight the importance of screening for sleep problems in an effort to reduce the burden of depression experienced by this population.
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Caribbean Blacks; Sleep quality; latent class analysis; mental health