Psychological Symptoms as Mediators in the Association between Discrimination and Health among South Asian Americans.
Naheed AhmedDane De SilvaAlka M KanayaNamratha R KandulaPublished in: Journal of Asian health (2022)
Our hypothesis was partially confirmed with proximate health indicators (tobacco use, alcohol consumption, caloric intake) and triglyceride levels. These results suggest that psychological symptoms mediate the association between discrimination and adverse health risk behaviors among South Asian Americans.