Discrimination as a social determinant of stress and health among New York City taxi drivers. (September 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Mirpuri, Sheena; Ocampo, Alex; Narang, Bharat; Roberts, Nicole; Gany, Francesca
• Is Part Of: Journal of health psychology. Volume 25:Number 10/11(2020)
• Page Start: 1384
• Page End: 1395
• Publication Date: 2020-09
• Subjects: chronic illness -- ethnicity -- racism -- males -- stress; Clinical health psychology -- Periodicals; 613.019
• DOI: 10.1177/1359105318755543
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1359-1053

Abstract

Discrimination is associated with poorer mental and physical health outcomes. Taxi drivers have a higher risk of exposure to discrimination and higher rates of chronic conditions. A cross-sectional needs assessment was conducted with a multilingual group of 535 male taxi drivers in New York City. Drivers reporting higher discrimination were more likely to have higher perceived stress and were more likely to have anxiety/depression and chronic pain, adjusting for confounders. Workplace-based interventions designed to help drivers cope with discrimination, stress, and chronic health conditions, interventions to educate the taxi-riding public, and greater attention to these issues from administrative agencies are warranted.