Increasing psychological distress among Californians from 2013 to 2020: Race/ethnic differences

Tran, Sydney; Wormley, Alexandra S.; Louie, Patricia; Sheehan, Connor M.

doi:10.1016/j.ssmmh.2022.100101

Cited by 5 publications

(8 citation statements)

References 70 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…This finding aligns with prior research that examines the impact of cumulative adversities, such as childhood victimization or lifetime traumas, on mental health ( Breslau et al 1999 ; Cabrera et al 2007 ; Finkelhor et al 2007 ; Sternthal, Slopen, and Williams 2011 ; Turner and Lloyd 1995 ). Our findings also are in line with prior research that observes increases in distress during the pandemic ( Daly and Robinson 2021 ; McGinty et al 2020 ; Tran et al 2022 ; Twenge et al 2021 ) as well as research that documents the consequences of multiple pandemic stressors on mental health ( Brown and Ciciurkaite 2022 ; Ciciurkaite et al 2022 ). These stark increases in distress may indicate that pandemic stressors are more severe than general stressors.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 91%

“…The highly contagious and deadly nature of the coronavirus combined with sudden lockdowns, social distancing measures, and economic shutdowns have contributed to widespread insecurity and psychological distress ( Bierman and Schieman 2020 ; Bierman, Upenieks, Glavin, and Schieman 2021 ; Donnelly and Farina 2021 ; Moen 2022 ; Zheng et al 2021 ). With this in mind, it should come as no surprise that scholars have documented a rising incidence of mental health issues in the U.S. population over the course of the pandemic ( McGinty et al 2020 , 2022 ; Tran et al 2022 ; Twenge, McAllister, and Joiner 2021 ). For context, one of these studies estimated a fourfold increase in anxiety and depressive disorders between 2019 and 2020 ( Twenge et al 2021 ).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Cumulative Pandemic Stressors, Psychosocial Resources, and Psychological Distress: Toward a More Comprehensive Test of a Pandemic Stress Process

Louie

Upenieks

Hill

2023

Society and Mental Health

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Although the mental health consequences of individual COVID-19 stressors (e.g., bereavement, job loss, or financial strain) have been well-documented, little is known about the cumulative toll of multiple pandemic stressors. Using national data from the Crime, Health, and Politics Survey (May–June 2021), we test whether the accumulation of pandemic stressors is associated with greater psychological distress. We also consider whether this association is moderated by psychosocial resources (i.e., mastery, self-esteem, and social support). Our findings suggest that individuals who report three or more pandemic stressors tend to exhibit greater psychological distress than those who report fewer pandemic stressors or no pandemic stressors. While mastery offsets the impact of pandemic stressors at higher levels of stress exposure (i.e., two or more COVID-19 stressors), social support and self-esteem played a stress-buffering role to a point, but became ineffective at the highest levels of pandemic stress. The current study provides new insights into the pandemic stress process by conceptualizing and operationalizing the cumulative impact of COVID-19 stressors. We also confirm the continued significance of traditional coping resources in the context of novel pandemic stressors.

show abstract

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 91%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Cumulative Pandemic Stressors, Psychosocial Resources, and Psychological Distress: Toward a More Comprehensive Test of a Pandemic Stress Process

Louie

Upenieks

Hill

2023

Society and Mental Health

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…U.S. Latinx adults tend to report worse mental health than non-Hispanic Black adults and White adults (Shattell et al, 2009; Tran et al, 2022), with some notable intra-Latinx differences. For instance, foreign-born Latinx adults report better overall mental health and lower rates of diagnosed psychiatric disorders than U.S.-born Latinx adults (Alegría et al, 2008).…”

Section: Intersectionality the Sdoh And Latinx Mental Healthmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Like other Americans, the pandemic has adversely affected the mental health of the U.S. Latinx population (Garcia et al, 2021;Garcini et al, 2022;Gomez-Aguinaga et al, 2021;Jamieson et al, 2021;Salgado de Snyder et al, 2021;Tran et al, 2022;Villatoro et al, 2022). 2 Latinxs are the nation's largest community of color, numbering more than 60 million people (Noe-Bustamante et al, 2020).…”

mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Numerous studies have demonstrated how national and subnational immigration policies and practices are social determinants that affect the health of immigrants, their loved ones, and larger communities of color such as Latinx people (Gomez-Aguinaga et al, 2021;Morey et al, 2021;Viruell-Fuentes et al, 2012). For example, Latinx adults reported higher levels of stress about immigration policy, concerns regarding possible deportations, and worse mental health during the Trump Administration (2016Administration ( -2020 than during earlier presidential administrations (Asad, 2020a(Asad, , 2020bBecerra et al, 2020;Chavez et al, 2019;Eskenazi et al, 2019;Held et al, 2022;Tran et al, 2022). Yet, it remains less clear how SDOH factors such as the national-level immigration policy regime, the specific sociopolitical climate vis-à-vis Trump, and pandemic-related financial and health stressors might have simultaneously influenced the mental health of Latinx adults in the height of the pandemic, net of other factors.…”

mentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

An intersectional and social determinants of health framework for understanding Latinx psychological distress in 2020: Disentangling the effects of immigration policy and practices, the Trump Administration, and COVID-19-specific factors.

McConnell¹,

Sheehan²,

Lopez³

2023

Journal of Latinx Psychology

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately impacted U.S. communities of color, such as the Latino/x population. The pandemic coincides with other major contemporary structural factors affecting Latinxs, including the effects of U.S. immigration policies and President Trump's xenophobic rhetoric and priorities. Yet, the independent and simultaneous implications of the larger sociopolitical climate and specific COVID-19 concerns for Latinx mental health remain less clear. The present study uses an intersectional and social determinants of health framework to examine these relationships. Multivariable regression models were estimated with three waves of population-based panel data from the Pew American Trends Study (collected between 2019 and 2020) with Latinx adults (n = 1,132). We simultaneously examined how worries regarding deportation, respondents' citizenship and legal status, perceptions regarding the Trump Administration, anti-Hispanic discrimination, and pandemicrelated concerns predicted variation in Latinx self-reported psychological distress, after adjusting for other important covariates. We also conducted analyses separately by gender. The results indicated that worrying about a family member or a friend being deported, perceiving higher anti-Hispanic discrimination, and viewing coronavirus as a threat to respondents' personal health and finances were significantly associated with higher levels of psychological distress. Stratified analyses revealed that gender filters the ways that some of these stressors affect the mental health of Latinas, such as perceived threats about deportation, compared to Latinos. Taken together, this work demonstrates the diverse social determinants shaping Latinx mental health in intersectional ways early in the pandemic. Public Significance StatementThis study finds that worries about deportation, perceptions of anti-Hispanic discrimination, and having higher levels of COVID-19-related financial and health concerns were significantly associated with increased psychological distress among Latinxs in Spring 2020, net of other covariates. Gender-stratified analyses reveal that worries about deportation, legal and citizenship status, and pandemic-related effects on This document is copyrighted by the American Psychological Association or one of its allied publishers.This article is intended solely for the personal use of the individual user and is not to be disseminated broadly.

show abstract

Do early life traumas moderate the impact of cumulative pandemic stress on anger?

Louie,

Hill,

Upenieks

2023

Advances in Life Course Research

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Increasing psychological distress among Californians from 2013 to 2020: Race/ethnic differences

Cited by 5 publications

References 70 publications

Cumulative Pandemic Stressors, Psychosocial Resources, and Psychological Distress: Toward a More Comprehensive Test of a Pandemic Stress Process

Cumulative Pandemic Stressors, Psychosocial Resources, and Psychological Distress: Toward a More Comprehensive Test of a Pandemic Stress Process

An intersectional and social determinants of health framework for understanding Latinx psychological distress in 2020: Disentangling the effects of immigration policy and practices, the Trump Administration, and COVID-19-specific factors.

Do early life traumas moderate the impact of cumulative pandemic stress on anger?

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About