Ethnic differences in stress among residents in a deprived neighbourhood in Denmark |
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Authors: | Delia Bancila Carsten Kronborg Bak Pernille Tanggaard Andersen |
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Affiliation: | 1. Unit for Health Promotion Research , Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark , Esbjerg , Denmark dbancila@health.sdu.dk;3. Department of Environmental and Business Economics , Danish Center for Rural Research, University of Southern Denmark , Esbjerg , Denmark;4. Unit for Health Promotion Research , Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark , Esbjerg , Denmark |
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Abstract: | The present research aimed to explore how stress varies by socio-demographic characteristics among immigrants compared to the host population in a deprived neighbourhood. Data used in the analyses were collected through questionnaires from 1160 inhabitants in Esbjerg, Denmark. Logistic regression analyses were conducted separately for ethnic Danes and immigrants to examine the stress' association with gender, age, education, marital status, economic situation, social deprivation, unemployment, sick leave and loneliness. Although stress frequency was higher among immigrants than ethnic Danes, stress was significantly associated only with gender among immigrants and with all variables but gender and marital status among ethnic Danes. The association of stress with socio-demographic characteristics shows a different pattern between immigrants and the host population residents in a deprived neighbourhood. Socio-demographic characteristics by themselves cannot explain significant differences in stress levels between people. Specific circumstances in people's life may change the experience's meaning and eventually health outcomes. |
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Keywords: | stress ethnic groups socio-demographic characteristics deprived neighbourhood |
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