Journal article
Unfair treatment, neighborhood effects, and mental health in the Detroit metropolitan area
Journal of health and social behavior, Vol.41(3), pp.314-332
2000
DOI: 10.2307/2676323
PMID: 11011507
Abstract
Why do racial differences in many indicators of mental and emotional well-being show inconsistent patterns? We propose that mental and emotional well-being are influenced by aspects of the social context, including experiences of unfair treatment and the concentration of households with incomes below the poverty level, and that differential exposure to these factors influences racial differences in mental well-being. We analyze the reporting of psychological distress and life satisfaction in a multistage area probability sample of 1,139 African American and white residents of the Detroit metropolitan area aged 18 and older. Both psychological distress and life satisfaction are significantly associated with exposure to unfair treatment and with the proportion of households in the census block group that were below the poverty level. Racial differences in psychological distress and life satisfaction were eliminated or reversed once differentials in the percent of households living below the poverty line and exposure to unfair treatment were accounted for. These findings contribute to a growing body of evidence that "race" effects operate through multiple pathways that include race-based residential segregation and its attendant economic disinvestment at the community level, and interpersonal experiences of unfair treatment.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Unfair treatment, neighborhood effects, and mental health in the Detroit metropolitan area
- Creators
- Amy SCHULZ - University of Michigan, United StatesDavid WILLIAMS - University of MichiganBarbara ISRAEL - University of Michigan, United StatesAdam BECKER - Tulane University Medical Center, United StatesEdith PARKER - University of Michigan, United StatesSherman A JAMES - University of Michigan, United StatesJames JACKSON - University of Michigan, United States
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of health and social behavior, Vol.41(3), pp.314-332
- DOI
- 10.2307/2676323
- PMID
- 11011507
- NLM abbreviation
- J Health Soc Behav
- ISSN
- 0022-1465
- eISSN
- 2150-6000
- Publisher
- American Sociological Association; Washington, DC
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 2000
- Academic Unit
- Public Health Administration; Injury Prevention Research Center; Public Policy Center (Archive); Community and Behavioral Health
- Record Identifier
- 9984064192602771
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