Mental health and well-being in different levels of perceived discrimination

Mental health and well-being in different levels of perceived discrimination

To compare mental health and well-being in different levels of the perceived discrimination among Iranian people living in Tehran. Using multi-stage sampling, 1255 subjects with the average age of 45 years and 9 months (including 672 women and 583 men) were selected and they completed all items of t...

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Veröffentlicht in:Iranian journal of public health 2012-04, Vol.41 (4), p.46-54
Hauptverfasser: Noorbala, Aa, Heris, M Agah, Alipour, A, Mousavi, E, Farazi, G
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Anxiety
Attitudes
Behavior
Discrimination
Iran
Mental health
Original
Perceived discrimination
Personal development
Questionnaires
Society
Stress
Studies
Well- being
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Zusammenfassung:To compare mental health and well-being in different levels of the perceived discrimination among Iranian people living in Tehran. Using multi-stage sampling, 1255 subjects with the average age of 45 years and 9 months (including 672 women and 583 men) were selected and they completed all items of the general health questionnaire (GHQ), the social well-being inventory (SWI), personal well-being inventory (PWI), and a question to assess the perceived discrimination. Data analysis by Kruskal-Wallis test revealed that there were significant differences between physical symptoms (χ(2)=5.93, P
ISSN:2251-6085
2251-6093