Police Discrimination and Depressive Symptoms in African American Women: The Intergenerational Impact of Genetic and Psychological Factors on Blood Pressure Study.
African American women
African Americans
mental health
police discrimination
Journal
Health equity
ISSN: 2473-1242
Titre abrégé: Health Equity
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101708316
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2022
2022
Historique:
accepted:
20
05
2022
entrez:
3
10
2022
pubmed:
4
10
2022
medline:
4
10
2022
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
There are significant and pervasive disparities in police violence and discrimination toward African Americans/Blacks. It is possible that these disparities may lead to heightened vulnerability for poor mental health outcomes. The purpose of this study was to ascertain the associations between experiences of police discrimination and depressive symptoms in a community-based sample of African American/Black women. We performed a cross-sectional multivariable regression analysis using data from the Intergenerational Impact of Genetic and Psychological Factors on Blood Pressure Study that were collected over a 4-year period from September 2015 to June 2019. Depressive symptoms were assessed using 21 items from the Beck Depression Inventory. Police discrimination was assessed by questionnaires ascertaining experiences of discrimination by police; harassment by police or security guards; and experiences of being unfairly stopped, searched, threatened, or abused by police. The analytical sample included 214 participants. Nineteen percent of participants indicated that they believed they experienced harassment from security guards/police due to their race/ethnicity. Fourteen percent of participants indicated that they had been unfairly stopped, searched, questioned, or abused by police. Police harassment was associated with higher depressive symptoms by an average of 4.48 (standard error [ African American/Black women who experienced police discrimination experienced higher prevalence of depressive symptoms. There is an urgent need for reliable population-level data on police mistreatment and interventions at the individual, community, and societal levels.
Identifiants
pubmed: 36186618
doi: 10.1089/heq.2021.0167
pii: 10.1089/heq.2021.0167
pmc: PMC9518801
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
527-532Informations de copyright
© Jolaade Kalinowski et al., 2022; Published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
No competing financial interests exist.
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