Rachel M. Schmitz, B. A. Robinson, Jennifer L Tabler, Brett Welch, Sidra Rafaqut
{"title":"LGBTQ+ Latino/a Young People’s Interpretations of Stigma and Mental Health: An Intersectional Minority Stress Perspective","authors":"Rachel M. Schmitz, B. A. Robinson, Jennifer L Tabler, Brett Welch, Sidra Rafaqut","doi":"10.1177/2156869319847248","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/2156869319847248","url":null,"abstract":"Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and/or queer (LGBTQ+) young people of color encounter interlocking systems of social prejudice and discrimination. However, little is understood about how subjective meanings of perceived structural stigma associated with multiple marginalized social statuses influence mental health. We document how perceived stigma can shape mental health inequalities among multiply marginalized individuals if they also encounter stigmatizing societal frameworks. Data come from in-depth interviews with 41 LGBTQ+ Latino/a young adults in the Rio Grande Valley collected from 2016 to 2017. Utilizing an intersectional minority stress framework, we qualitatively examine how young people conceptualize structural stigma, their multiple social locations (e.g., sexuality, gender, race/ethnicity, age), and their mental health. Findings highlight how LGBTQ+ Latino/a young adults experience structural racism, gender policing, and anti-LGBTQ+ religious messages in relation to their mental health. This study showcases the importance of an intersectional minority stress framework for documenting processes that can shape mental health inequalities.","PeriodicalId":46146,"journal":{"name":"Society and Mental Health","volume":"10 1","pages":"163 - 179"},"PeriodicalIF":5.1,"publicationDate":"2020-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/2156869319847248","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45409540","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Multilevel Investigation into Contextual Reliability in the Designation of Cognitive Health Conditions among U.S. Children","authors":"D. Shifrer, R. Fish","doi":"10.1177/2156869319847243","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/2156869319847243","url":null,"abstract":"Unreliable diagnoses (e.g., based on inconsistent criteria, subjective) may be inaccurate and even inequitable. This study uses an event history approach with yearly child- and school-level data from 378,919 children in a large urban school district in the southwestern United States between 2006–2007 and 2011–2012 to investigate contextual reliability in the designation of cognitive health conditions (e.g., autism, learning disabilities). This study’s findings suggest the likelihood of designation is higher in schools with more resources (higher teacher-to-student ratio, student population with more resources at home, charter school or magnet program), controlling on student-level differences. Cross-level interactions suggest children’s likelihood of designation also may be higher if they are distinctive relative to other students in their school, sometimes even in terms of nonclinical qualities (race, English Learner status).","PeriodicalId":46146,"journal":{"name":"Society and Mental Health","volume":"10 1","pages":"180 - 197"},"PeriodicalIF":5.1,"publicationDate":"2020-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/2156869319847243","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42617977","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Childhood Adversity and Internalizing Problems: Evidence of a Race Mental Health Paradox","authors":"Ashleigh Kysar-Moon","doi":"10.1177/2156869319843325","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/2156869319843325","url":null,"abstract":"Health disparities scholars describe the existence of a race mental health paradox—specifically, when black adults face higher levels of adversity compared with whites yet have similar or better mental health outcomes. Whether such a paradox exists among youth is unclear. Using data from the Longitudinal Studies of Child Abuse and Neglect, I examine black–white differences in children’s internalizing problems scores and consider the role of childhood adversities. Black children experience more adversity within family and neighborhood domains and cumulatively across ecological levels yet have comparable or better mental health at age 4 that endures over the early life course compared with white children (p < .05). Evidence suggests that among children with the greatest adversity (at the parent level), having three supportive adults and high degrees of support at age 6 were more effective for black youth than their white peers in diminishing risk for internalizing problems later in childhood (p < .05).","PeriodicalId":46146,"journal":{"name":"Society and Mental Health","volume":"10 1","pages":"136 - 162"},"PeriodicalIF":5.1,"publicationDate":"2020-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/2156869319843325","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48181566","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Romantic Relationship Quality and Suicidal Ideation in Young Adulthood","authors":"Darla Still","doi":"10.1177/2156869320929386","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/2156869320929386","url":null,"abstract":"Sociological research on suicidal ideation has often focused on structural factors, such as marital status, when analyzing the protective effects of social integration; however, less is known about how the quality of romantic relationships shapes suicidality among young adults. This study uses the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health to examine the association between romantic relationship quality and suicidal ideation in young adulthood. Results indicate that simply being in a romantic relationship is unrelated to suicidal ideation. In fact, odds of reporting suicidal ideation are comparable for respondents who are married or cohabiting and respondents who are single or dating. Findings show that respondents who report greater romantic relationship quality in any romantic relation type are less likely to report suicidal ideation. This study contributes to previous research in the sociology of mental health by extending our understanding of the protective role of relationship quality.","PeriodicalId":46146,"journal":{"name":"Society and Mental Health","volume":"11 1","pages":"134 - 148"},"PeriodicalIF":5.1,"publicationDate":"2020-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/2156869320929386","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44901958","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Gender, Emotions, and Mental Health in the United States: Patterns, Explanations, and New Directions","authors":"R. Simon","doi":"10.1177/2156869320926236","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/2156869320926236","url":null,"abstract":"I want to begin by thanking Jane McLeod and Brian Powell for nominating me for this award as well as the Awards Committee. Receiving the Pearlin Award (also fondly referred to as The Lenny) has special meaning for me because Len’s 1977 article on marital status, life strains, and depression—which I read as an undergraduate back in the stone age—inspired me to pursue graduate studies in sociology. Len’s poignant writing about the myriad ways in which individuals’ structural locations shape their everyday life experiences and subsequent mental health still inspires me. I’m grateful to him, Gerrie Pearlin, and members of the Mental Health Section for your generous support and friendship over the years. I’m a member of a few ASA sections, but this one has always been my primary identity group. I’d also like to take this opportunity to acknowledge Jane and Brian as well as Sarah Rosenfield, Mary Clare Lennon, Jennifer Glass, Kathryn Lively, Peggy Thoits, Arlie Hochschild, Catherine Ross, Debra Umberson, Walter Gove, Ronald Kessler, and our beloved colleague Carol Aneshensel whose theoretical and substantive insights have influenced my research. Special thanks to Kristen Marcussen and Jennifer Caputo, who are among the many wonderful graduate students with whom I have worked, as well as my husband and kids for their unconditional love.","PeriodicalId":46146,"journal":{"name":"Society and Mental Health","volume":"10 1","pages":"111 - 97"},"PeriodicalIF":5.1,"publicationDate":"2020-06-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/2156869320926236","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43841176","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Social Characteristics as Predictors of ADHD Labeling across the Life Course","authors":"Melissa Thompson, Lindsey Wilkinson, Hyeyoung Woo","doi":"10.1177/2156869320916535","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/2156869320916535","url":null,"abstract":"Although originally considered to be a disorder of childhood, attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is increasingly being diagnosed for the first time in adulthood. Yet we know little about the social characteristics (race, gender, and social class) of those first labeled in adulthood, how these differ from those first labeled in childhood/adolescence, and whether the ADHD label is applied proportionately across social groups given ADHD symptomology. Using data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health, the current research considers how typifications of ADHD affect application of the ADHD label in childhood/adolescence and in adulthood. Results indicate that even after controlling for ADHD symptoms, social characteristics are important predictors of the ADHD label in childhood/adolescence but are less influential in predicting ADHD labeling in adulthood. Additionally, results indicate the importance of race in moderating the association between childhood ADHD symptoms and application of the ADHD label throughout the life course.","PeriodicalId":46146,"journal":{"name":"Society and Mental Health","volume":"11 1","pages":"91 - 112"},"PeriodicalIF":5.1,"publicationDate":"2020-05-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/2156869320916535","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46237847","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The “How” Question of the Healthy Immigrant Paradox: Understanding Psychosocial Resources and Demands as Pathways Linking Migration to Mental Health Risks","authors":"Fei-Ju Yang","doi":"10.1177/2156869320913090","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/2156869320913090","url":null,"abstract":"The current migrant health literature tends to focus on what determines immigrants’ mental health rather than how pathways such as psychosocial resources mediate the relationship between years since migration and mental health. Based on 4,282 foreign-born Canadian immigrant samples, this study includes both psychological distress and positive mental health as mental health measures because immigrants do not necessarily respond to stress by exhibiting distress. The correlation between psychological distress and positive mental health shows that these two measures are interrelated but distinctive concepts. Using piecewise regression models, this study finds that midterm immigrants have the highest levels of psychological distress and interpersonal strain. Guided by the stress process model, this study indicates that interpersonal strain acts as a major pathway to immigrants’ psychological distress but not positive mental health.","PeriodicalId":46146,"journal":{"name":"Society and Mental Health","volume":"11 1","pages":"69 - 89"},"PeriodicalIF":5.1,"publicationDate":"2020-04-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/2156869320913090","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46422117","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"“They Understand What You’re Going Through”: Experientially Similar Others, Anticipatory Stress, and Depressive Symptoms","authors":"Matthew K. Grace","doi":"10.1177/2156869320910773","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/2156869320910773","url":null,"abstract":"Past research demonstrates that experientially similar others—people who have confronted the same stressor or who occupy the same social role—are uniquely equipped to provide empathic understanding and tailored coping strategies to individuals navigating comparable, taxing circumstances. Using the case of premedical education, fixed-effects regression analyses of egocentric network data (N = 286) indicate that premeds whose support networks include a greater proportion of premedical peers over time experience fewer depressive symptoms. However, among premeds who report greater anticipatory stress about failing to achieve medical school admission, the presence of additional peers in support networks strengthens the detrimental effects of anticipatory stress. Qualitative data (n = 39) shed light on this empirical puzzle. Although peers offer a broad spectrum of support functions, they can also accentuate stressors or serve as a basis for negative social comparison. These findings introduce new considerations for theorizing the role of similar other support in the stress process.","PeriodicalId":46146,"journal":{"name":"Society and Mental Health","volume":"11 1","pages":"20 - 37"},"PeriodicalIF":5.1,"publicationDate":"2020-03-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/2156869320910773","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48570612","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"\"Go See Somebody\": How Spouses Promote Mental Health Care.","authors":"Corinne Reczek, Mieke Beth Thomeer, Lauren Gebhardt-Kram, Debra Umberson","doi":"10.1177/2156869319834335","DOIUrl":"10.1177/2156869319834335","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study considers when, whether, and how spouses encourage professional mental health care by analyzing qualitative data from 90 in-depth interviews with gay, lesbian, and heterosexual spouses. Findings show that a majority of spouses are engaged in promoting each other's mental health care but that the strategies used to promote care vary by gender and the gender composition of the couple. The majority of gay men and lesbian women promote care by framing mental health problems as largely biochemical, fixable only with professional care or medicine, and work to destigmatize this care. Lesbian women uniquely emphasize the influence of a spouse's symptoms on marital quality as a reason to pursue care. Some heterosexual women and men also report seeing their spouse's mental health care as something for them to deal with on their own and thus do not encourage care. This study has important implications for researchers looking to understand why some individuals seek mental health care and others do not and provides policymakers insight into mental health interventions via spouses.</p>","PeriodicalId":46146,"journal":{"name":"Society and Mental Health","volume":"10 1","pages":"80-96"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2020-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7676732/pdf/nihms-1064806.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38630375","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Trajectories of Unsecured Debt across the Life Course and Mental Health at Midlife.","authors":"Amy Ruining Sun, Jason N Houle","doi":"10.1177/2156869318816742","DOIUrl":"10.1177/2156869318816742","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In this paper, we contribute to a growing literature on debt and mental health and ask whether patterns of unsecured debt accumulation and repayment over two decades are associated with depressive symptoms at age 50. Using data from the National Longitudinal Study of Youth 1979 Cohort and group trajectory models, we have three key findings. First, we find substantial heterogeneity in debt trajectories across the life course. Second, respondents who report consistently high debt levels across the life course or who cycle in and out of high debt report significantly more depressive symptoms than respondents who hold consistently low levels of debt. These findings hold for both absolute and relative (debt-to-income) debt. Third, we find that the association between debt and depressive symptoms is strongest among respondents with less than a college degree, but we find less evidence for heterogeneity by race in this cohort.</p>","PeriodicalId":46146,"journal":{"name":"Society and Mental Health","volume":"10 1","pages":"61-79"},"PeriodicalIF":5.1,"publicationDate":"2020-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7394470/pdf/nihms-1026237.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38218835","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}