Impact of social discrimination, job concerns, and social support on Filipino immigrant worker mental health and substance use

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• Personal Author:
  Thompson EA ; Tsai JH-C
• Description:
  BACKGROUND: The personal and social impact of mental health problems and substance use on workforce participation is costly. Social determinants of health contribute significantly to health disparities beyond effects associated with work. Guided by a theory-driven model, we identified pathways by which social determinants shape immigrant worker health. METHOD: Associations between known social determinants of mental health problems and substance use (social discrimination, job and employment concerns, and social support) were examined using structural equation modeling in a sample of 1,397 immigrants from the Filipino American Community Epidemiological Study. RESULTS: Social discrimination and low social support were associated with mental health problems and substance use (P < 0.05). Job and employment concerns were associated with mental health problems, but not substance use. CONCLUSIONS: The integration of social factors into occupational health research is needed, along with prevention efforts designed for foreign-born ethnic minority workers. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Emigration And Immigration Epidemiology Mental Health Nervous System Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Filipino Immigrant Workers Immigrant Workers Mental Health Psychology SDOH SEM Social Determinants Social Determinants Of Health Substance Use Theory-driven Multivariate Model Building
• ISSN:
  0271-3586
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 10 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  56
• Issue:
  9
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20044056
• Citation:
  Am J Ind Med 2013 Sep; 56(9):1082-1094
• Contact Point Address:
  Dr. Jenny Hsin-ChunTsai, Department of Psychosocial and Community Health, School of Nursing, University of Washington, Box 357263, Seattle, WA
• Email:
  jennyt@u.washington.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2013
• Performing Organization:
  University of Washington
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20080501
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Industrial Medicine
• End Date:
  20120430
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:8c9baf11fb8b0ce004cd226011e0545219d3f2b06d98ea1deb91d4258a4c45fa50f5a3c42b7ac3cdbf3af605b54a22bab36f5dd14e1d7cf9a8edb5d4930454af
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/199907/cdc_199907_DS1.pdf
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