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The Determinants of young Adult Social well-being and Health (DASH) study : diversity, psychosocial determinants and health
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Harding, Seeromanie, Read, Ursula M., Molaodi, Oarabile R., Cassidy, Aidan, Maynard, Maria J., Lenguerrand, Erik, Astell-Burt, Thomas, Teyhan, Alison, Whitrow, Melissa and Enayat, Zinat E. (2015) The Determinants of young Adult Social well-being and Health (DASH) study : diversity, psychosocial determinants and health. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 50 (8). pp. 1173-1188. doi:10.1007/s00127-015-1047-9 ISSN 0933-7954.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00127-015-1047-9
Abstract
Purpose
The Determinants of young Adult Social well-being and Health longitudinal study draws on life-course models to understand ethnic differences in health. A key hypothesis relates to the role of psychosocial factors in nurturing the health and well-being of ethnic minorities growing up in the UK. We report the effects of culturally patterned exposures in childhood.
Methods
In 2002/2003, 6643 11–13 year olds in London, ~80 % ethnic minorities, participated in the baseline survey. In 2005/2006, 4782 were followed-up. In 2012–2014, 665 took part in a pilot follow-up aged 21–23 years, including 42 qualitative interviews. Measures of socioeconomic and psychosocial factors and health were collected.
Results
Ethnic minority adolescents reported better mental health than White British, despite more adversity (e.g. economic disadvantage, racism). It is unclear what explains this resilience but findings support a role for cultural factors. Racism was an adverse influence on mental health, while family care and connectedness, religious involvement and ethnic diversity of friendships were protective. While mental health resilience was a feature throughout adolescence, a less positive picture emerged for cardio-respiratory health. Both, mental health and cultural factors played a role. These patterns largely endured in early 20s with family support reducing stressful transitions to adulthood. Education levels, however, signal potential for socio-economic parity across ethnic groups.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||||
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Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Health Sciences Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Health Sciences > Mental Health and Wellbeing Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School |
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Journal or Publication Title: | Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology | ||||||||
Publisher: | Springer | ||||||||
ISSN: | 0933-7954 | ||||||||
Official Date: | August 2015 | ||||||||
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Volume: | 50 | ||||||||
Number: | 8 | ||||||||
Page Range: | pp. 1173-1188 | ||||||||
DOI: | 10.1007/s00127-015-1047-9 | ||||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Open Access (Creative Commons) |
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