Depression, Metabolic Syndrome, and Locus of Control in Arab Americans Living in the DC Metropolitan Area: A Structural Equation Model
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DOI: 10.1007/s10903-017-0626-0
Abstract: Arab Americans have high prevalences of metabolic syndrome (MetS) and depression. Depression and external locus of control (LOC) may worsen MetS. We examined the relationship between depression and MetS with a convenience sample of 136… read more here.
Keywords: depression; locus control; arab americans; metabolic syndrome ... See more keywords
Differences in Health Characteristics of Geographic Subgroups of Arab Americans in a Northern California Health Plan
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DOI: 10.1007/s40615-021-00970-4
Abstract: Arab Americans are a diverse ethnic group originating from a large geographic area in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). We aim to characterize differences in health between Arab Americans from different geographic subgroups… read more here.
Keywords: geographic subgroups; differences health; arab americans; northern california ... See more keywords
Ethnic identity in Arab Americans: gender, religious upbringing, and age differences
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DOI: 10.1080/13504630.2022.2110464
Abstract: ABSTRACT Arab Americans constitute a diverse, sizeable ethnic minority in the United States. However, limited research has examined the content of Arab American ethnic identity and whether this ethnic identity differs by demographic factors. In… read more here.
Keywords: gender religious; identity; arab american; arab americans ... See more keywords
74 Using a community-based participatory approach to develop a needs assessment on intimate partner violence and reproductive coercion among arab americans in southeast michigan
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DOI: 10.1136/injuryprev-2017-042560.74
Abstract: Statement of purpose Intimate partner violence (IPV) affects approximately 25% of women nationwide. Previous studies suggest 10% prevalence of IPV in an Arab community from the mid-western US IPV is also linked to increased risk… read more here.
Keywords: needs assessment; community; ipv; arab americans ... See more keywords
Does Religion Buffer the Effects of Discrimination on Distress for Religious Minorities? The Case of Arab Americans
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DOI: 10.1177/2156869318799145
Abstract: Religiosity is well documented as a coping resource that protects against the effects of discrimination on distress, but little is known about the utility of religious minorities’ religiosity. This study investigates if religious resources buffer… read more here.
Keywords: religious minorities; discrimination distress; arab americans; effects discrimination ... See more keywords
Disparities in influenza vaccination: Arab Americans in California
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DOI: 10.1186/s12889-021-10476-7
Abstract: Background Influenza vaccination among minoritized groups remains below federal benchmarks in the United States (US). We used data from the 2004–2016 California Health Interview Surveys (CHIS) to characterize influenza vaccination patterns among Arab Americans in… read more here.
Keywords: americans california; vaccination arab; arab americans; influenza vaccination ... See more keywords
Differential COVID-19 testing, admissions, and mortality for Arab Americans in Southern California
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0267116
Abstract: Background Understanding of COVID-19 acquisition and severity risk in minoritized groups is limited by data collection on race and ethnicity; very little is known about COVID-19 risk among Arab Americans in the United States. Purpose… read more here.
Keywords: southern california; arab americans; americans southern; mortality arab ... See more keywords
White, or not quite? Predicting Arab American responses to racial categorization forms
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DOI: 10.5964/jspp.5503
Abstract: We examined the implications of the institutional racial/ethnic designation of Arab Americans as White. Do Arab Americans prefer this categorization or another, and what factors predict categorization in one way or another? In Study 1,… read more here.
Keywords: forms social; arab american; categorization; self categorize ... See more keywords