Social Connectedness and Health among Gender Minority People of Color

性别少数有色人种的社会联系和健康

基本信息

批准号：
10650066
负责人：
WALTER O. BOCKTING
金额：
$ 68.98万
依托单位：
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
财政年份：
2023
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2023-07-15 至 2027-12-31
项目状态：
未结题

来源：
https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10650066
关键词：
Achievement Affect Age Age Years Aging Area Attention Biological Markers Birth Black race Buffers Characteristics Cities Communities Country Data Disparity Ethnic Origin Face Female Frequencies Future Gender Gender Identity Gender Relations General Population Geography Goals Health Individual Institutional Racism Intervention Interview Investigation Knowledge Length Mental Health Minority Minority Groups Modeling New York City Not Hispanic or Latino Outcome Patient Self-Report Personal Satisfaction Persons Policies Population Protocols documentation Race Recording of previous events Reporting Research Role Sampling Series Shapes Site Social Network Social isolation Social support Stress Structure Time Unemployment Woman adult of color cognitive interview cohort ethnic minority ethnic minority population experience follow-up gender diversity gender expression gender minority gender minority group health disparity health disparity populations healthy aging improved information gathering instrument male metropolitan minority stress nonbinary people of color physical conditioning promote resilience psychological distress racial minority racial minority population racism recruit resilience saliva sample sex social social disparities social stigma social stress social structure stressor telomere therapy development tool transgender virtual

项目摘要

PROJECT SUMMARY Gender minority people of color (GM POC) have documented disparities in mental and physical health. These disparities have been attributed, at least in part, to minority stress. Perceived social support has been shown to be protective, and may buffer the impact of minority stress on health. However, little is known about the social relations and connectedness of GM POC. This study therefore examines the social relations of GM POC and identifies targets for future interventions to enhance their social connectedness, health and wellbeing. Guided by the Convoy Model of Social Relations, the study aims to: (1) Examine the social relations and connectedness of GM POC age 18-69 through in-depth, qualitative interviews (N = 60); (2) adapt the established structured Social Convoy Interview protocol to quantitatively assess the contemporary social networks and support of GM POC adults through a series of cognitive interviews (N = 24); and (3) identify strengths and weaknesses in social connectedness that moderate the association between minority stress and outcomes of mental health and aging among a community sample of GM POC (N = 360). GM POC will be recruited through venue-based sampling in the New York City and New Orleans metropolitan areas, two cities that differ in structural stigma, both in terms of policies related to gender diversity and history of systematic racism. The study will combine self-report interview data and telomere length as a biomarker of aging. The study will result in an in-depth understanding of the social connectedness of GM POC; an instrument to assess the contemporary social networks of this minority population; and generalizable knowledge about the mechanism of how social support may buffer the negative impact of minority stress on health. Findings will inform future interventions to reduce social isolation and disparities in health among gender and racial/ethnic minority populations.

项目概要性别少数有色人种 (GM POC) 记录了心理和身体健康方面的差异。这些差异至少部分归因于少数群体的压力。感知到的社会支持已被证明具有保护性，并且可以缓冲少数群体压力对健康的影响。然而，人们对社会知之甚少 GM POC 的关系和连通性。因此，本研究探讨了 GM POC 的社会关系和确定未来干预措施的目标，以增强他们的社会联系、健康和福祉。引导通过社会关系护航模型，研究目的是：（1）考察社会关系和连通性通过深入、定性访谈，了解 18-69 岁的 GM POC（N = 60）； (2)调整既定结构 Social Convoy 访谈协议，用于定量评估当代社交网络和 GM 的支持 POC 成年人通过一系列认知访谈（N = 24）； (3) 识别社交方面的优势和劣势连通性可以调节少数群体压力与心理健康和衰老结果之间的关联 GM POC 的社区样本（N = 360）。 GM POC将通过在场地抽样的方式招募纽约市和新奥尔良大都市区，这两个城市在结构性污名上有所不同与性别多样性和系统性种族主义历史相关的政策。该研究将结合自我报告访谈数据和端粒长度作为衰老的生物标志物。该研究将导致深入了解 GM POC 的社会联系；评估该少数群体当代社交网络的工具人口;以及关于社会支持如何缓冲负面影响的机制的普遍知识少数民族压力对健康的影响。研究结果将为未来的干预措施提供信息，以减少社会孤立和性别和少数种族/族裔人口之间的健康差异。