Social Support as a Buffer for Perceived Unfair Treatment Among Filipino Americans: Differences Between San Francisco and Honolulu

We examined whether perceived unfair treatment is associated with health conditions, whether social support moderates this association, and whether such relationships differ by location. Data were derived from the 1998-1999 Filipino American Community Epidemiological Study, a cross-sectional investi...

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Published in:American journal of public health (1971) 2006-04, Vol.96 (4), p.677-684
Main Authors: Gee, Gilbert C, Chen, Juan, Spencer, Michael S, See, Sarita, Kuester, Oliva A, Tran, Diem, Takeuchi, David
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Asian Americans
Asian Americans - psychology
Asian people
Biological and medical sciences
Cardiovascular disease
Cities
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Filipino Americans
Hate crimes
Hawaii
Health disparities
Health Status
Humans
Hypotheses
Illnesses
Immigration policy
Investigations
Male
Medical sciences
Minority & ethnic groups
Miscellaneous
Noncitizens
Perceptions
Philippines - ethnology
Population
Prejudice
Public health
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Research and Practice
San Francisco
Social networks
Social Support
Socioeconomic Factors
Studies
White supremacy
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Summary:We examined whether perceived unfair treatment is associated with health conditions, whether social support moderates this association, and whether such relationships differ by location. Data were derived from the 1998-1999 Filipino American Community Epidemiological Study, a cross-sectional investigation of 2241 Filipino Americans living in San Francisco and Honolulu. Negative binomial regression was used to examine potential 2-way and 3-way interactions between support, unfair treatment, and city (San Francisco vs Honolulu). Reports of unfair treatment were associated with increased illness after control for education, employment, acculturation, ethnic identity, negative life events, gender, and age. Furthermore, 2-way interactions were found between instrumental support and city, emotional support and city, and unfair treatment and city, and a 3-way interaction was shown between instrumental support, unfair treatment, and city. Local contexts may influence the types of treatment encountered by members of ethnic minority groups, as well as their resources. These factors in turn may have implications for health disparities and well-being.
ISSN:0090-0036
1541-0048
DOI:10.2105/AJPH.2004.060442