Current data, unfortunately, have failed to document the particular pandemic-related experiences of sexual minority Latinx (SML) adults. Among Latinx adults in the United States, we analyzed the relationship between sexual identity and economic/household stress, social support, mental health symptoms (depression and anxiety), and substance/alcohol use.
Latin American adults, a national probability sample of 2286 individuals from the AmeriSpeak panel, comprised the primary data collection source. Included within this sample were .34% sexual minority individuals. The output of this schema is a list of sentences.
Following a precise accounting process, the outcome is determined to be 465. Data acquisition occurred throughout the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, spanning from November 2020 to January 2021.
SML adults exhibited elevated levels of economic and domestic strain, mental health symptoms, and alcohol and substance use compared to non-sexual minority Latinx adults. The prevalence of mental health symptoms, alcohol use, and substance misuse among SML adults was augmented by the experience of economic stress. Social support's impact on the consequences of economic stress concerning mental health symptom presentation and substance abuse (except alcohol) was significant.
Studies during the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted unique intersectional challenges faced by SML adults, underscoring the need for social support and the negative influence of economic strain on their mental health and substance use. Exclusive rights to the PsycINFO database record are retained by the APA in 2023.
Intersectional considerations for SML adults during the COVID-19 pandemic, as highlighted in the findings, underscored the necessity of social support and the detrimental influence of economic stress on both mental health and substance use. All rights for the PsycINFO Database Record, issued in 2023, are reserved by APA.
This article aims to introduce the Maori Cultural Embeddedness Scale (MaCES), a self-reported measure of cultural embeddedness for Māori, rooted in both theoretical and qualitative research on the topic.
A survey of 49 items aimed at determining aspects of Maori cultural values, beliefs, and practices was completed by 548 self-described Maori adults. The data were subjected to confirmatory factor analysis, and multigroup confirmatory factor analysis was subsequently employed to investigate invariance.
Six problematic items— exhibiting low latent factor loadings, ambiguous wording, and/or contentious content—were excluded from the measurement. The 43 remaining items conform to the data when categorized by three key elements (namely, Values, Beliefs, and Practices), subsequently segmented into secondary subcategories. The study's results indicated that this sophisticated subfactor model was consistent across different levels of Maori identification, whether singular or in combination with other identities, and regardless of their upbringing in either urban or rural settings. While evidence of structural validity for the MaCES was observed, further validation, encompassing convergent and divergent comparisons with other instruments, remains a crucial aspect of future research.
Exploring the diverse ways embeddedness in Maori culture shapes different outcomes is enabled by the MaCES, a theoretically derived and statistically sound measure presenting substantial research potential. The APA retains all rights to the PsycINFO database record, a 2023 publication.
Through its theoretical foundation and statistical validity, the MaCES measure provides a rich platform for researching the diverse effects of Māori cultural embeddedness on varying outcomes. The PsycInfo Database Record, a 2023 APA creation, is hereby returned.
The present study explores the interplay between substance use disorders (SUDs) and the intersection of racial/ethnic and gender-based discrimination. This study also seeks to determine the variability of the relationship between substance use disorders and discrimination across diverse racial/ethnic groups and genders.
This cross-sectional research project delves into data obtained from a diverse array of adult respondents: American Indian, Asian, Black, Latinx, and White.
Data on = 34547) was collected during Wave 2 of the 2004-2005 National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions. A multinomial logistic regression analysis was conducted to evaluate whether intersectional discrimination was associated with substance use disorders. The impact of intersectional discrimination was assessed via an interaction term that considered the interplay of racial/ethnic and gender discrimination. Alcohol use disorders (AUD) and alcohol plus drug use disorders (SUD) were evaluated independently. The analyses were categorized according to race/ethnicity and gender.
The presence of intersecting forms of discrimination was associated with elevated projected rates of substance use disorders (SUD) relative to those who reported no discrimination, and demonstrated a more pronounced correlation with SUD compared to alcohol use disorders (AUD). Among women, Black, Latinx, and White adults, intersecting forms of discrimination were associated with a greater anticipated risk of AUD and SUD. Increased predicted probabilities of substance use disorder (SUD), but not alcohol use disorder (AUD), were observed among American Indian and Asian men who experienced intersecting forms of discrimination.
Across subgroups differentiated by gender or race/ethnicity, elevated AUD and/or SUD rates were consistently linked to intersecting forms of discrimination; despite this consistency, the impact varied across different gender, race/ethnicity, and substance use disorder combinations. 3PO The research demonstrates the negative impact of intersectional discrimination on the health of all adults, including American Indian, Asian, Black, Latinx, and White men and women. Policies and interventions must be intersectional in nature, as suggested by the study's findings.
Elevated AUD and/or SUD rates were observed in subgroups defined by intersecting factors such as gender and race/ethnicity, despite variations in the intensity of these effects dependent upon each individual combination of gender, race/ethnicity, and type of disorder. The findings underscore the negative health consequences for men and women of various racial and ethnic backgrounds, particularly American Indian, Asian, Black, Latinx, and White individuals, stemming from intersectional discrimination. Policies and interventions that address intersectionality are influenced by the findings of this study.
White men marrying Asian women and white women marrying black men constitute a significant portion of interracial unions in the United States. Research from the past proposed that these pairings are a product of racial preferences held by White Americans; White men are more inclined to prefer Asian women than Black women (that is, the group viewed as more feminine), whereas White women exhibit a preference for Black men over Asian men (namely, the group often perceived as more masculine). Our argument centers on the oversight of focusing exclusively on White American preferences, as the preferences and beliefs about others' preferences held by Americans of color are integral to the tapestry of interracial relationships in the U.S.
To understand the preferences of others in the context of their cultural background, we conducted surveys and experimental manipulations on Asian, Black, and White Americans.
In the context of three different study designs,
Through a study involving 3728 participants, we find that Asian, Black, and White Americans hold beliefs about the preferences of others (Study 1), which correlate with their own preferences (Study 2). These beliefs also have a demonstrable impact on their own preferences (Study 3).
These observations collectively highlight that these beliefs (and preferences) yield a positive outcome for White Americans, since both Asian and Black Americans believe themselves more attractive to White Americans than to each other, which then prompts greater attraction to White Americans. All rights pertaining to this PsycINFO database record of 2023 are reserved by the APA.
A synthesis of these findings reveals that such beliefs (and preferences) provide an advantage to White Americans, as both Asian and Black Americans perceive themselves as more attractive to White Americans than to members of their own racial groups, leading to a more significant attraction toward White Americans. The APA, copyrighting the 2023 PsycInfo Database Record, maintains all its rights.
We investigated the impact of a helping skills course on counseling self-efficacy, as well as the potential influence of the instructor on participants' post-course self-efficacy. Our survey, conducted across three semesters at a large public university in the mid-Atlantic United States, involved 551 undergraduate students and 27 trainers enrolled in helping skills courses. Taking the course resulted in students' self-reported confidence in their counseling aptitudes demonstrably rising. A small, yet important portion (7%) of the variance in counseling self-efficacy changes can be attributed to the efforts of trainers. biopsy site identification The instructors' authoritative style of teaching, but not their approach to fostering interpersonal relationships, correlated with increases in students' self-efficacy in counseling, according to the evidence. A consideration of the impact of helping skills training is provided, along with discussion of the implications. PsycINFO Database Record copyright belongs to APA for 2023.
Patients undertaking psychotherapy, exhibiting unstable initial distress levels, demonstrate substantial improvements during intersession periods of treatment. The evidence regarding the relationship between early distress instability and outcome demonstrates ambiguity in its conclusions. BC Hepatitis Testers Cohort A study of the relationships was conducted to ascertain connections between early distress instability, later intersession improvement, and the outcome. To predict intersession improvement and the ultimate therapeutic success of students (1796 in total) undergoing brief psychotherapy at university counseling centers, we analyzed an index of distress instability, measured during the initial four treatment sessions.