PMID- 34405187
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
LR  - 20210819
IS  - 2666-6235 (Electronic)
IS  - 2666-6235 (Linking)
VI  - 3
DP  - 2021
TI  - Perceived discrimination, psychosocial resources, and mental distress in 
      Vietnamese Americans.
PG  - 100039
LID - 10.1016/j.jmh.2021.100039 [doi]
LID - 100039
AB  - This study examines how the mental health of Vietnamese Americans is influenced 
      by a life stressor (perceived discrimination) and psychosocial resources (social 
      network, religiosity, and acculturation). Data came from 513 Vietnamese Americans 
      who were subsample of the Asian American Quality of Life (AAQoL) survey (total 
      N = 2,614). The AAQoL survey was conducted with self-identified Asian Americans 
      aged 18 or older in Central Texas in 2015. More than 32% of the Vietnamese sample 
      reported perceived discrimination. A higher level of mental distress was 
      associated with younger age, unmarried status, unmet financial status, poorer 
      ratings of health, fewer years of stay in the U.S., perceived discrimination, 
      smaller social network, and lower levels of acculturation and religiosity. In a 
      multivariate analysis, the experience of discrimination (beta = 0.16, p < .01), 
      smaller social network (beta = -.10, p < .05), and lower acculturation (beta = -.17, p 
      < .05) were found to be significant predictors to mental distress. No significant 
      interaction was found. These identified risks and resources should be addressed 
      in developing and implementing culturally sensitive mental health interventions 
      targeted to Vietnamese American communities.
CI  - (c) 2021 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
FAU - Nguyen, Trang
AU  - Nguyen T
AD  - Center for Studies of Displaced Populations, School of Public Health and Tropical 
      Medicine, Tulane University, United States.
AD  - Department of Social Work, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam 
      National University, Hanoi, Vietnam.
FAU - Cho, Yong Ju
AU  - Cho YJ
AD  - Edward R. Roybal Institute on Aging, Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, 
      University of Southern California, 669 West 34th Street, Los Angeles, CA 
      90089-0411, United States.
FAU - Jang, Yuri
AU  - Jang Y
AD  - Edward R. Roybal Institute on Aging, Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, 
      University of Southern California, 669 West 34th Street, Los Angeles, CA 
      90089-0411, United States.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20210420
PL  - England
TA  - J Migr Health
JT  - Journal of migration and health
JID - 101774615
PMC - PMC8352156
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Acculturation
OT  - Immigrants
OT  - Mental distress
OT  - Racial/ethnic discrimination
OT  - Social network
OT  - Vietnamese Americans
COIS- The authors report no conflicts of interest.
EDAT- 2021/08/19 06:00
MHDA- 2021/08/19 06:01
PMCR- 2021/04/20
CRDT- 2021/08/18 06:33
PHST- 2020/10/14 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2020/12/03 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2021/03/31 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2021/08/18 06:33 [entrez]
PHST- 2021/08/19 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2021/08/19 06:01 [medline]
PHST- 2021/04/20 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - S2666-6235(21)00006-4 [pii]
AID - 100039 [pii]
AID - 10.1016/j.jmh.2021.100039 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - J Migr Health. 2021 Apr 20;3:100039. doi: 10.1016/j.jmh.2021.100039. eCollection 
      2021.