Conceptualizing Ethnicity: How Dimensions of Ethnicity Affect Disparities in Health Outcomes Among Latinxs in the United States | Zendy

Whitney N. Laster Pirtle | Zendy; Zulema Valdez | Zendy; Kathryn P. Daniels | Zendy; Maria D. Dueñas | Zendy; Denise Przylynski Castro | Zendy

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Conceptualizing Ethnicity: How Dimensions of Ethnicity Affect Disparities in Health Outcomes Among Latinxs in the United States

Author(s) -

Whitney N. Laster Pirtle,

Zulema Valdez,

Kathryn P. Daniels,

Maria D. Dueñas,

Denise Przylynski Castro

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

ethnicity and disease

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.767

H-Index - 67

eISSN - 1945-0826

pISSN - 1049-510X

DOI - 10.18865/ed.30.3.489

Subject(s) - ethnic group , affect (linguistics) , odds , health equity , feeling , ordered logit , race and health , psychology , mental health , gerontology , logistic regression , social psychology , medicine , public health , sociology , psychiatry , communication , machine learning , nursing , anthropology , computer science

Background: This study considers how attributional and relational dimensions of ethnicity affect Latinxs’ health outcomes.Methods: Using regression methods to analyze data from the 2006 Portraits of American Life Study, we examined how attributional and relational dimensions of ethnicity affect: 1) intragroup differences in Latinx mental and physical health status, as measured by feelings of worthlessness and self-rated health, respectively; and 2) intergroup differences between Latinxs and non-Hispanic Whites in these health outcomes.Results: Latinxs have higher odds of feelings of worthlessness and lower odds of self-reporting good/excellent health compared with non-Hispanic Whites. Additionally, intragroup differences in health are observed among Latinxs, conditioned on attributional or relational dimensions of ethnicity.Conclusion: Multidimensional measures of ethnicity that distinguish between characteristics associated with ethnicity (attributional) or race (relational) offer a nuanced explanation of health disparities by revealing aspects of ethnicity that shape health outcomes differently, contributing to the goals of health equity.Ethn Dis. 2020;30(3):489-500; doi:10.18865/ed.30.3.489

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