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Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Men’s Health: Examining Psychosocial Mechanisms

Publication ,  Journal Article
Brown, TH; Hargrove, TW; Griffith, DM
Published in: Journal of Family and Community Health
2015

This study uses data from the Health and Retirement Study and an approach informed by the Biopsychosocial Model of Racism as a Stressor to examine the extent to which socioeconomic status, stressors, discrimination, and neighborhood conditions are mechanisms underlying racial/ethnic disparities in functional limitations among men. Results reveal that racial/ethnic differences in socioeconomic status, stressors, discrimination, and neighborhood conditions-individually and collectively-account for a substantial proportion of racial/ethnic disparities in functional limitations. Findings suggest that the social determinants of health for men of color need to be more seriously considered in investigations of and efforts to address health disparities.

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Published In

Journal of Family and Community Health

Publication Date

2015

Volume

38

Issue

4

Start / End Page

307 / 318

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Social Class
  • Residence Characteristics
  • Public Health
  • Obesity
  • Middle Aged
  • Men's Health
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Health Status Disparities
 

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Brown, T. H., Hargrove, T. W., & Griffith, D. M. (2015). Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Men’s Health: Examining Psychosocial Mechanisms. Journal of Family and Community Health, 38(4), 307–318.
Brown, T. H., T. W. Hargrove, and D. M. Griffith. “Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Men’s Health: Examining Psychosocial Mechanisms.” Journal of Family and Community Health 38, no. 4 (2015): 307–18.
Brown TH, Hargrove TW, Griffith DM. Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Men’s Health: Examining Psychosocial Mechanisms. Journal of Family and Community Health. 2015;38(4):307–18.
Brown, T. H., et al. “Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Men’s Health: Examining Psychosocial Mechanisms.” Journal of Family and Community Health, vol. 38, no. 4, 2015, pp. 307–18.
Brown TH, Hargrove TW, Griffith DM. Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Men’s Health: Examining Psychosocial Mechanisms. Journal of Family and Community Health. 2015;38(4):307–318.

Published In

Journal of Family and Community Health

Publication Date

2015

Volume

38

Issue

4

Start / End Page

307 / 318

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Social Class
  • Residence Characteristics
  • Public Health
  • Obesity
  • Middle Aged
  • Men's Health
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Health Status Disparities