Journal Articles

1. DH Chae, DT Takeuchi, EM Barbeau, GG Bennett, J Lindsey, N Krieger, Unfair treatment, racial/ethnic discrimination, ethnic identification, and smoking among Asian Americans in the National Latino and Asian American Study., American journal of public health, vol. 98 no. 3 (March, 2008), pp. 485-92, ISSN 1541-0048 [doi]
   (last updated on 2011/12/28)

   Abstract:
   OBJECTIVE: We examined the relations of self-report of general unfair treatment and self-report of race/ethnicity-specific discrimination with current smoking among Asian Americans. We investigated whether ethnic identification moderated either association. METHODS: Weighted logistic regressions were performed among 1977 Asian Americans recruited to the National Latino and Asian American Study (2002-2003). RESULTS: In weighted multivariate logistic regression models including both general unfair treatment and racial/ethnic discrimination, odds of current smoking were higher among Asian Americans who reported high levels of unfair treatment (odds ratio [OR]=2.80; 95% confidence interval [CI]=1.13, 6.95) and high levels of racial/ethnic discrimination (OR=2.40; 95% CI=0.94, 6.12) compared with those who reported no unfair treatment and discrimination, respectively. High levels of ethnic identification moderated racial/ethnic discrimination (F(3) =3.25; P =.03). High levels of ethnic identification were associated with lower probability of current smoking among participants reporting high levels of racial/ethnic discrimination. CONCLUSIONS: Our findings suggest that experiences of unfair treatment and racial/ethnic discrimination are risk factors for smoking among Asian Americans. Efforts to promote ethnic identification may be effective in mitigating the influence of racial/ethnic discrimination on smoking in this population.

   Keywords:
   Adolescent • Adult • Aged • Aged, 80 and over • Asian Americans* • Attitude to Health • Continental Population Groups* • Cross-Sectional Studies • Ethnic Groups • Female • Health Behavior • Hispanic Americans* • Humans • Male • Middle Aged • Prejudice* • Risk Factors • Risk-Taking • Smoking • Socioeconomic Factors • United States • epidemiology • epidemiology* • ethnology • psychology