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Tonda L Hughes - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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the impact of civil union legislation on Minority stress depression and hazardous drinking in a diverse sample of sexual Minority women a quasi natural experiment
Social Science & Medicine, 2016Co-Authors: Bethany G Everett, Mark L Hatzenbuehler, Tonda L HughesAbstract:A small but growing body of research documents associations between structural forms of stigma (e.g., same-sex marriage bans) and sexual Minority Health. These studies, however, have focused on a limited number of outcomes and have not examined whether sociodemographic characteristics, such as race/ethnicity and education, influence the relationship between policy change and Health among sexual minorities.
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the impact of civil union legislation on Minority stress depression and hazardous drinking in a diverse sample of sexual Minority women a quasi natural experiment
Social Science & Medicine, 2016Co-Authors: Bethany G Everett, Mark L Hatzenbuehler, Tonda L HughesAbstract:Abstract Rationale A small but growing body of research documents associations between structural forms of stigma (e.g., same-sex marriage bans) and sexual Minority Health. These studies, however, have focused on a limited number of outcomes and have not examined whether sociodemographic characteristics, such as race/ethnicity and education, influence the relationship between policy change and Health among sexual minorities. Objective To determine the effect of civil union legalization on sexual Minority women's perceived discrimination, stigma consciousness, depressive symptoms, and four indicators of hazardous drinking (heavy episodic drinking, intoxication, alcohol dependence symptoms, adverse drinking consequences) and to evaluate whether such effects are moderated by race/ethnicity or education. Methods During the third wave of data collection in the Chicago Health and Life Experiences of Women study (N = 517), Illinois passed the Religious Freedom Protection and Civil Union Act, legalizing civil unions in Illinois and resulting in a quasi-natural experiment wherein some participants were interviewed before and some after the new legislation. Generalized linear models and interactions were used to test the effects of the new legislation on stigma consciousness, perceived discrimination, depression, and hazardous drinking indicators. Interactions were used to assess whether the effects of policy change were moderated by race/ethnicity or education. Results Civil union legislation was associated with lower levels of stigma consciousness, perceived discrimination, depressive symptoms, and one indicator of hazardous drinking (adverse drinking consequences) for all sexual Minority women. For several other outcomes, the benefits of this supportive social policy were largely concentrated among racial/ethnic Minority women and women with lower levels of education. Conclusions Results suggest that policies supportive of the civil rights of sexual minorities improve the Health of all sexual Minority women, and may be most beneficial for women with multiply marginalized statuses.
Bethany G Everett - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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the impact of civil union legislation on Minority stress depression and hazardous drinking in a diverse sample of sexual Minority women a quasi natural experiment
Social Science & Medicine, 2016Co-Authors: Bethany G Everett, Mark L Hatzenbuehler, Tonda L HughesAbstract:A small but growing body of research documents associations between structural forms of stigma (e.g., same-sex marriage bans) and sexual Minority Health. These studies, however, have focused on a limited number of outcomes and have not examined whether sociodemographic characteristics, such as race/ethnicity and education, influence the relationship between policy change and Health among sexual minorities.
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the impact of civil union legislation on Minority stress depression and hazardous drinking in a diverse sample of sexual Minority women a quasi natural experiment
Social Science & Medicine, 2016Co-Authors: Bethany G Everett, Mark L Hatzenbuehler, Tonda L HughesAbstract:Abstract Rationale A small but growing body of research documents associations between structural forms of stigma (e.g., same-sex marriage bans) and sexual Minority Health. These studies, however, have focused on a limited number of outcomes and have not examined whether sociodemographic characteristics, such as race/ethnicity and education, influence the relationship between policy change and Health among sexual minorities. Objective To determine the effect of civil union legalization on sexual Minority women's perceived discrimination, stigma consciousness, depressive symptoms, and four indicators of hazardous drinking (heavy episodic drinking, intoxication, alcohol dependence symptoms, adverse drinking consequences) and to evaluate whether such effects are moderated by race/ethnicity or education. Methods During the third wave of data collection in the Chicago Health and Life Experiences of Women study (N = 517), Illinois passed the Religious Freedom Protection and Civil Union Act, legalizing civil unions in Illinois and resulting in a quasi-natural experiment wherein some participants were interviewed before and some after the new legislation. Generalized linear models and interactions were used to test the effects of the new legislation on stigma consciousness, perceived discrimination, depression, and hazardous drinking indicators. Interactions were used to assess whether the effects of policy change were moderated by race/ethnicity or education. Results Civil union legislation was associated with lower levels of stigma consciousness, perceived discrimination, depressive symptoms, and one indicator of hazardous drinking (adverse drinking consequences) for all sexual Minority women. For several other outcomes, the benefits of this supportive social policy were largely concentrated among racial/ethnic Minority women and women with lower levels of education. Conclusions Results suggest that policies supportive of the civil rights of sexual minorities improve the Health of all sexual Minority women, and may be most beneficial for women with multiply marginalized statuses.
Jennifer Potter - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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strategies to mitigate clinician implicit bias against sexual and gender Minority patients
Psychosomatics, 2020Co-Authors: Alex S. Keuroghlian, Hilary Goldhammer, Michal J Mcdowell, Jennifer PotterAbstract:Abstract Background Implicit bias is an ingrained, unconscious cultural stereotype that can negatively affect a person's interactions with members of stigmatized groups, including sexual and gender minorities. Clinician implicit biases may negatively impact the quality of patient care. Methods This article uses 4 case scenarios to illustrate how implicit bias among psychiatrists and other clinicians can affect patient-clinician communication and diminish the quality of Health care provided to sexual and gender Minority people. We offer strategies for clinicians to recognize, challenge, and address implicit bias. Discussion Through continuing education, self-reflection, and practice, psychiatrists and other clinicians can improve communication and foster more affirming care experiences for their sexual and gender Minority patients, with the goal of addressing and ultimately eliminating sexual and gender Minority Health disparities.
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breast cancer risk in sexual Minority women during routine screening at an urban lgbt Health center
Womens Health Issues, 2015Co-Authors: Kasey Clavelle, Jennifer Potter, Dana King, Angela R Bazzi, Valerie FeinzacharyAbstract:Abstract Background Sexual Minority women (SMW) may experience elevated breast cancer risk, yet limited research has assessed the utility of the Gail breast cancer risk model in this population. Using data from screening mammography patients at an urban Health center specializing in sexual Minority Health, we calculated and compared Gail risk scores of SMW with heterosexual women and identified factors associated with elevated risk. Methods This retrospective study reviewed medical records from all patients who underwent screening mammography during 12 months (2013–2014) at a federally qualified community Health center in the Northeast United States. Descriptive statistics compared risk scores and other characteristics of patients reporting female only or female and male sex partners ("SMW") with patients reporting only male sex partners ("heterosexual"). Linear regression identified correlates of increased lifetime risk. Findings Among 423 patients, SMW ( n = 162) were more likely to be nulliparous than heterosexual women (79% vs. 40%; p p Conclusions Using the Gail model to assess breast cancer risk routinely in a clinical setting is feasible. Risk scores may be higher among SMW, who are more likely to be nulliparous, and among patients who are privately insured. Additional research on breast cancer risk assessment among SMW is needed.
Hope Landrine - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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acculturation and ethnic Minority Health behavior a test of the operant model
Health Psychology, 2008Co-Authors: Irma Corral, Hope LandrineAbstract:Objective: The Operant Model of Acculturation predicts that Health behaviors that have a low prevalence ( 20%) among Traditional (low-acculturated) minorities increase in prevalence with acculturation and hence have a higher prevalence among their Acculturated counterparts. Alternatively, Health behaviors that have a high prevalence ( 45%) among Traditional minorities decrease with acculturation and thereby have a lower prevalence among their acculturated cohorts. The purpose of this study was to test this model for the first time. Design: Data on the 7,249 Mexican American adults in the 2001 California Health Interview Survey (CHIS), a statewide, random-digit-dial telephone survey, were used. Main Outcome Measures: Two proxies for acculturation (nativity, language spoken at home) were predictors in analyses of cigarette smoking, exercise, and 5 daily fruit/vegetable consumption. Results: For all three Health behaviors, results were fully supportive of the Operant Model irrespective of acculturationproxy and demographic variables. Conclusion: The Operant Model may provide a coherent framework for predicting and understanding the role of acculturation in ethnic Minority Health behavior. Findings are discussed in terms of tailoring and targeting interventions in a manner consistent with the acculturationrelated changes in Health behavior that are likely to occur.
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culture change and ethnic Minority Health behavior an operant theory of acculturation
Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 2004Co-Authors: Hope Landrine, Elizabeth A KlonoffAbstract:Data on acculturation and ethnic-Minority Health indicate that acculturation has opposite effects on the same Health behavior among different ethnic groups; opposite effects on different Health behaviors within an ethnic group; opposite effects on the same Health behavior for the women vs. the men of most ethnic groups; and no effect whatsoever on some Health behaviors for some ethnic groups. This evidence is so incoherent that it is unintelligible, and hence it continues to be largely useless to Health psychology and behavioral medicine. This paper presents a new theory of acculturation that renders these confusing data coherent by predicting such changes in Minority Health behavior a priori. By so doing, the operant model of acculturation has the potential to improve Health promotion and disease prevention and thereby reduce ethnic Health disparities.
Mark L Hatzenbuehler - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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the impact of civil union legislation on Minority stress depression and hazardous drinking in a diverse sample of sexual Minority women a quasi natural experiment
Social Science & Medicine, 2016Co-Authors: Bethany G Everett, Mark L Hatzenbuehler, Tonda L HughesAbstract:A small but growing body of research documents associations between structural forms of stigma (e.g., same-sex marriage bans) and sexual Minority Health. These studies, however, have focused on a limited number of outcomes and have not examined whether sociodemographic characteristics, such as race/ethnicity and education, influence the relationship between policy change and Health among sexual minorities.
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the impact of civil union legislation on Minority stress depression and hazardous drinking in a diverse sample of sexual Minority women a quasi natural experiment
Social Science & Medicine, 2016Co-Authors: Bethany G Everett, Mark L Hatzenbuehler, Tonda L HughesAbstract:Abstract Rationale A small but growing body of research documents associations between structural forms of stigma (e.g., same-sex marriage bans) and sexual Minority Health. These studies, however, have focused on a limited number of outcomes and have not examined whether sociodemographic characteristics, such as race/ethnicity and education, influence the relationship between policy change and Health among sexual minorities. Objective To determine the effect of civil union legalization on sexual Minority women's perceived discrimination, stigma consciousness, depressive symptoms, and four indicators of hazardous drinking (heavy episodic drinking, intoxication, alcohol dependence symptoms, adverse drinking consequences) and to evaluate whether such effects are moderated by race/ethnicity or education. Methods During the third wave of data collection in the Chicago Health and Life Experiences of Women study (N = 517), Illinois passed the Religious Freedom Protection and Civil Union Act, legalizing civil unions in Illinois and resulting in a quasi-natural experiment wherein some participants were interviewed before and some after the new legislation. Generalized linear models and interactions were used to test the effects of the new legislation on stigma consciousness, perceived discrimination, depression, and hazardous drinking indicators. Interactions were used to assess whether the effects of policy change were moderated by race/ethnicity or education. Results Civil union legislation was associated with lower levels of stigma consciousness, perceived discrimination, depressive symptoms, and one indicator of hazardous drinking (adverse drinking consequences) for all sexual Minority women. For several other outcomes, the benefits of this supportive social policy were largely concentrated among racial/ethnic Minority women and women with lower levels of education. Conclusions Results suggest that policies supportive of the civil rights of sexual minorities improve the Health of all sexual Minority women, and may be most beneficial for women with multiply marginalized statuses.