Social Capital and Mental Health Among Black and Minority Ethnic Groups in the UK

Black and minority ethnic communities are at higher risk of mental health problems. We explore differences in mental health and the influence of social capital among ethnic minority groups in Great Britain. Cross-sectional linear and logistic regression analysis of data from Wave 6 (2014–2016) of th...

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Published in:Journal of immigrant and minority health 2021-06, Vol.23 (3), p.502-510
Main Authors: Bamford, Jordan, Klabbers, Gonnie, Curran, Emma, Rosato, Michael, Leavey, Gerard
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Black People
Comparative Law
Cross-Sectional Studies
Definitions
Ethnic groups
Ethnicity
Female
Females
Gender
Gender differences
Health problems
Humans
International & Foreign Law
Male
Males
Measurement
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Men
Mental disorders
Mental Health
Minority & ethnic groups
Minority Groups
Original Paper
Private International Law
Psychological distress
Psychological stress
Public Health
Racial differences
Regression analysis
Social Capital
Social factors
Sociodemographics
Socioeconomic data
Socioeconomic factors
Socioeconomics
Sociology
United Kingdom
Well being
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Summary:Black and minority ethnic communities are at higher risk of mental health problems. We explore differences in mental health and the influence of social capital among ethnic minority groups in Great Britain. Cross-sectional linear and logistic regression analysis of data from Wave 6 (2014–2016) of the Understanding Society databases. In unadjusted models testing the likelihood of reporting psychological distress (i) comparing against a white (British) reference population Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi and mixed ethnic minority groups recorded excess levels of distress; and (ii) increasing levels of social capital recorded a strong protective effect (OR = 0.94: 95% CI 0.935, 0.946). In a subsequent series of gender-specific incremental logistic models-after adjustment for sociodemographic and socioeconomic factors Pakistani (males and females) and Indian females recorded higher likelihoods of psychological distress, and the further inclusion of social capital in these models did not materially alter these results. More research on the definition, measurement and distribution of social capital as applies to ethnic minority groups in Great Britain, and how it influences mental wellbeing is needed.
ISSN:1557-1912
1557-1920
DOI:10.1007/s10903-020-01043-0