Negative Police Encounters and Police Avoidance as Pathways to Depressive Symptoms Among US Black Men, 2015–2016

Bowleg, Lisa; Río-González, Ana María del; Mbaba, Mary; Boone, Cheriko A; Holt, Sidney

doi:10.2105/ajph.2019.305460

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“…Overall, recent work reveals that perceived respect may function as a mediator between police encounters and mental health symptoms. Although no known work has investigated this relationship directly, one study demonstrated that the relationship between incarceration history and depression symptoms was mediated by negative police encounters and police avoidance (Bowleg et al, 2020). Although police avoidance is distinct from perceived fairness, this study provides evidence that attitudes towards police may act as a mediator between police contact and psychological symptomology.…”

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Police Interactions, Perceived Respect, and Longitudinal Changes in Depression in African Americans

Leib¹,

Faith²,

Vincent³

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Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology

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Introduction: We examined police exchanges' and feelings of discrimination's impact on changes in adolescent depression symptoms. Relative to other races, police speak more disrespectfully to African Americans and often exert unnecessary force. We investigated the impact of these exchanges on depression. Methods: Adolescent Health Study data were analyzed. Latent growth curve modeling with mediation illustrated relationships between police exchanges, perceived discrimination, and depression changes. Results: African American adolescents had significantly higher levels of initial depression than other racial/ethnic identity groups. For African Americans, police exchanges predicted depression changes. Perceived respect predicted levels and changes of depression for both groups, but mediated the relationship between police exchanges and depression changes only in the “other” racial/ethnic identity group. Discussion: Police stoppings impacted depression changes for African Americans independent of perceived respect. Findings highlight a potentially unique relationship between depression and police exchanges among African Americans. Future studies may investigate roles of individual differences.

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Police Interactions, Perceived Respect, and Longitudinal Changes in Depression in African Americans

Leib¹,

Faith²,

Vincent³

et al. 2021

Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology

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“…Although the negative health/public health consequences of police arrests and incarceration has been documented ( Bowleg et al, 2020 ), there is paucity of research on the interplay of police arrest and suicide ideation. This study examined police arrest, (both lifetime for any reason and marijuana related arrest), and suicide ideation among young adults.…”

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The association between experiencing police arrest and suicide ideation among emerging young adults: Does race matter?

Ahuja

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Haeny

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Health Psychology Open

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The objective of the study was to examine the association between lifetime arrest and marijuana-related first arrest with past-year suicide ideation among Black and White people. We used data from Wave-IV (2008–2009; N = 5114) of the publicly available National Adolescent Health Study (Add Health) data. A total of 4313 Non-Hispanic Black and White participants were selected for this study. Logistic regression was used to assess whether lifetime arrest and marijuana-related arrests were associated with past year suicide. Overall, 28.8% of the sample reported lifetime arrest, 6.3% reported lifetime suicide ideation, and 3.7% reported marijuana-related arrest. A significantly higher percentage of Black people (32.3%) in comparison to White people (27.4%) reported lifetime arrest (χ2 = 9.91; p < 0.001; df = 1). Among Black people, lifetime arrest (AOR = 2.98; 95% CI, 1.66–5.35; p < 0.001) and marijuana-related arrest (AOR = 4.09; 95% CI, 1.47–11.35; p < 0.001) were both associated with lifetime suicide ideation. Given the rate of death by suicide among Black people has been rising for two decades, further efforts are needed to educate and inform key stakeholders including law enforcement and policymakers regarding racial disparities in arrests, which may contribute to reducing risk for death by suicide among Black people.

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“…Following the data, we developed quantitative measures to assess these experiences with the study’s larger sample. Advocating for SBS researchers to critically engage with the topic of anti-Black racist police is now central to my team’s health equity research (e.g., Bowleg, del Río González, et al, 2020; Bowleg et al, 2021; Bowleg, Teti, et al, 2020).…”

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“The Master’s Tools Will Never Dismantle the Master’s House”: Ten Critical Lessons for Black and Other Health Equity Researchers of Color

Bowleg

2021

Health Educ Behav

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Audre Lorde’s provocative admonishment, “The master’s tools will never dismantle the master’s house,” is a fitting caution for Black and other scholars of color who seek to use traditional social and behavioral sciences research as a tool to achieve social justice and health equity in Black communities. Invoking Lorde, I use the “master’s tools” as a metaphor for conventional theoretical and methodological approaches and “dismantle the master’s house” as a metaphor for intersectional structures and systems of oppression that created and sustain health inequity in U.S. Black communities. Using a blend of personal narrative and insights from a 23-year career as a Black critical health equity researcher, I share 10 critical lessons for Black and other health equity researchers of color. And because the personal typically reflects the structural, I recommend system and structural-level mitigation strategies for departments, universities, extramural institutions (e.g., journals), and the government, for each critical lesson.

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Negative Police Encounters and Police Avoidance as Pathways to Depressive Symptoms Among US Black Men, 2015–2016

Cited by 80 publications

References 23 publications

Police Interactions, Perceived Respect, and Longitudinal Changes in Depression in African Americans

Police Interactions, Perceived Respect, and Longitudinal Changes in Depression in African Americans

The association between experiencing police arrest and suicide ideation among emerging young adults: Does race matter?

“The Master’s Tools Will Never Dismantle the Master’s House”: Ten Critical Lessons for Black and Other Health Equity Researchers of Color

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