Stigma, prejudice, discrimination and health

Stuber, Jennifer; Meyer, Ilan H.; Link, Bruce G.

doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2008.03.023

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“…Consistent with Mulia et al (2008), we assessed perceived prejudice using 3 items from Pinel's (1999) 10-item scale of racial stigma consciousness, defi ned as the extent to which one expects to be stereotyped by others on the basis of race (Pinel, 1999). We consider racial stigma to be conceptually equivalent to racial prejudice because both involve exposure to negative attitudes as a function of racial group membership (Stuber et al, 2008). Items were selected based on high factor loadings in prior analytic work (Pinel, 1999), and were considered to have excellent face validity.…”

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Racial Prejudice and Unfair Treatment: Interactive Effects With Poverty and Foreign Nativity on Problem Drinking

Zemore¹,

Karriker‐Jaffe²,

Keithly³

et al. 2011

J. Stud. Alcohol Drugs

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ABSTRACT. Objective: Although racial and ethnic minorities are often disadvantaged in multiple ways, little research has examined the interactive effects of multiple forms of disadvantage in these populations. The current study describes the independent and interactive effects of perceived prejudice, perceived unfair treatment, poverty, and foreign nativity on problem drinking outcomes among Black and Latino adults. Method: The data source was Black (n = 504) and Latino (n = 766) drinkers from the nationally representative, weighted 2005 National Alcohol Survey. Perceived prejudice was assessed using a composite measure of racial stigma consciousness; perceived unfair treatment was assessed using a single item. Respondents whose per capita household income was below the 2004 poverty guidelines were coded as "poor"; nativity status was assessed among Latinos. Outcomes included past-year drinking to drunkenness, any drinking-related consequences, and two or more dependence symptoms. Results: In bivariate tests, higher levels of unfair treatment were signifi cantly associated with all three outcomes among Blacks (marginally so for drunkenness) and dependence symptoms among Latinos. Further, higher racial stigma was signifi cantly associated with higher rates of any drinking consequences among Latinos. In multivariate logistic regressions, six signifi cant or marginally signifi cant interactions emerged. For each, the pattern of results suggested stronger associations between perceived prejudice/unfair treatment and problem drinking given either poverty or foreign nativity. Conclusions: Although fi ndings were somewhat mixed, the pattern of results tentatively supports the hypothesis that associations between problem drinking and both prejudice and unfair treatment can be exacerbated given the presence of other stressors, particularly among Latinos. Results extend the literature on the health consequences of prejudice and discrimination, highlighting important effects of cumulative adversity and suggesting a need to focus particularly on drinkers exposed to the combined effects of multiple stressors in prevention and treatment efforts. (J. Stud. Alcohol Drugs, 72, 361-370, 2011)

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Racial Prejudice and Unfair Treatment: Interactive Effects With Poverty and Foreign Nativity on Problem Drinking

Zemore¹,

Karriker‐Jaffe²,

Keithly³

et al. 2011

J. Stud. Alcohol Drugs

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“…During much of this time, the development of research on prejudice and discrimination was motivated by growing social concern with racism, especially in the USA. Thus, work in this area has largely focused on race and ethnicity and how racial and ethnic discrimination are driven by prejudice, whereas work on stigma was more closely associated with health conditions 4 . Although research on both prejudice and stigma has been influenced by various fields of social sciences, psychology and social psychology have played a particularly important role in the development of literature in this area 5 .…”

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“…Although research on both prejudice and stigma has been influenced by various fields of social sciences, psychology and social psychology have played a particularly important role in the development of literature in this area 5 . However, whatever the conceptual framework, the focus on the relation of prejudice and discrimination to health outcomes and what has been described particularly in the United States as health disparities, has only emerged over the course of the past 10 to 15 years 4 .…”

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Stigma, prejudice and discrimination in global public health

Parker

2012

Cad. Saúde Pública

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“…18,19 Discrimination by healthcare providers, which is characterized by the poor or unfair treatment of certain groups of patients, may manifest as providers being unsupportive of the patient's condition, having a poor quality of communication relative to how they interact with patients, and ridiculing, coercing, or otherwise harassing the patient. 20 Indeed, stigma among healthcare providers has been found to be a barrier to care for multiple vulnerable populations, including people living with HIV (PLWH), people who inject drugs (PWIDs), and men who have sex with men (MSM).…”

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Factors Associated with Medical Doctors' Intentions to Discriminate Against Transgender Patients in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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Purpose: Transgender people are frequent targets of discrimination. Discrimination against transgender people in the context of healthcare can lead to poor health outcomes and facilitate the growth of health disparities. This study explores factors associated with medical doctors' intentions to discriminate against transgender people in Malaysia. Methods: A total of 436 physicians at two major university medical centers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, completed an online survey. Sociodemographic characteristics, stigma-related constructs, and intentions to discriminate against transgender people were measured. Bivariate and multivariate linear regression were used to evaluate independent covariates of discrimination intent. Results: Medical doctors who felt more fearful of transgender people and more personal shame associated with transgender people expressed greater intention to discriminate against transgender people, whereas doctors who endorsed the belief that transgender people deserve good care reported lower discrimination intent. Stigma-related constructs accounted for 42% of the variance and 8% was accounted for by sociodemographic characteristics. Conclusions: Constructs associated with transgender stigma play an important role in medical doctors' intentions to discriminate against transgender patients. Development of interventions to improve medical doctors' knowledge about and attitudes toward transgender people are necessary to reduce discriminatory intent in healthcare settings.

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Stigma, prejudice, discrimination and health

Cited by 297 publications

References 40 publications

Racial Prejudice and Unfair Treatment: Interactive Effects With Poverty and Foreign Nativity on Problem Drinking

Racial Prejudice and Unfair Treatment: Interactive Effects With Poverty and Foreign Nativity on Problem Drinking

Stigma, prejudice and discrimination in global public health

Factors Associated with Medical Doctors' Intentions to Discriminate Against Transgender Patients in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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