Exploring Monoracial/Ethnic and Multiracial/Ethnic Classification in the Context of Mental Health Among High School Students

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• Alternative Title:
  J Health Care Poor Underserved
• Personal Author:
  Jones, Sherry Everett ; McKinnon, Izraelle I. ; Krause, Kathleen H. ; Mpofu, Jonetta J. ; Li, Jingjing
• Description:
  Objectives.
  
  To explore the prevalence of Multiracial/ethnic identity and its association with mental health among high school students.
  
  Methods.
  
  The 2021 national Youth Risk Behavior Survey (N=17,232) data were used. Respondents were classified as monoracial/ethnic or Multiracial/ethnic.
  
  Results.
  
  Overall, 21.5% of students were Multiracial/ethnic. Multiracial/ethnic status was most prevalent among students who identify as American Indian or Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, and Hispanic or Latino. Logistic regression models showed Multiracial/ethnic classification was associated with persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness among students identifying as American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, Black, and White. Multiracial/ethnic Asian students had significantly higher odds of all four indicators of poor mental health compared with monoracial/ethnic Asian students.
  
  Conclusion.
  
  Multiracial/ethnic students constitute a heterogenous group. This study found important subgroup differences in indicators of mental health that might be missed when Multiracial/ethnic groups are considered in aggregate.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Ethnicity Female Humans Male Mental Health Racial Groups Students United States
• Keywords:
  Mental Health Multiracial
• Source:
  J Health Care Poor Underserved. 35(3):920-932
• Pubmed ID:
  39129610
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC11354185
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  CC999999/Intramural CDC HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  35
• Issue:
  3
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
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