Resilience for Whom? Insights from COVID-19 for Social Equity in Resilience

Siders, A.R.; Gerber-Chavez, Logan

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-71587-8_21

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“…This may be especially true given the unique stressors faced by minority students in the United States during the first year of the COVID‐19 pandemic. Indeed, studies have found that racial and ethnic minorities faced additional challenges because of systemic disparities in healthcare and the workforce (Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2020 ; Siders & Gerber‐Chavez, 2021 ). These challenges were further compounded by increases in racism and discrimination as the nation navigated protests and social uprisings following the death of George Floyd (Liu & Modir, 2020 ; Tavernise & Oppel, 2020 ).…”

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Characterizing changes in mental health‐related outcomes for health service psychology graduate students during the first year of the COVID‐19 pandemic

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Objectives Health service psychology (HSP) graduate students experienced adverse mental health outcomes during COVID‐19. However, little is known about how mental health outcomes changed in this population after the onset of COVID‐19. Methods N = 496 HSP graduate students reported onset or worsening of mental health outcomes, inability to access mental health care, worry about COVID‐19, and stress at two different timepoints during the first year of the COVID‐19 outbreak (timepoint 1: May 1 to June 25, 2020; timepoint 2: September 2 to October 17, 2020). This study tested whether mental health outcomes improved, worsened, or stayed stable during this timeframe. The study also examined whether rising COVID‐19 case rates in the state where a participant lived moderated changes in mental health outcomes. Results Overall, HSP graduate students endorsed adverse mental health outcomes at a higher rate during the first survey relative to the second survey. Even still, 62.68% of students reported worsened mental health symptoms, 49.84% reported worsened sleep, and 23.92% reported increased alcohol and substance use in the 2 months leading up to the second survey. Conclusion HSP programs should monitor graduate students' evolving mental health, provide wellness resources, and adopt flexible approaches to support graduate students navigating training during periods of immense disruption.

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Characterizing changes in mental health‐related outcomes for health service psychology graduate students during the first year of the COVID‐19 pandemic

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“…For Asian American individuals and communities, specifically, anti‐Asian violence and racism were increased by political figures' reference to COVID‐19 as the “Chinese Flu” (Christensen & Senthilingam, 2020). Many communities of color, particularly Black/African American and Latine, were at a greater risk of financial hardship during the COVID‐19 pandemic (Siders & Gerber‐Chavez, 2021): As a result of systemic and structural racism, they were more likely to work in low‐wage, low flexibility, high‐risk jobs that were labeled as “essential” during the pandemic (Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2020) and they were less able to work remotely or to turn down work in high covid‐exposure environments. Further, persons of color, across minoritized groups, are more likely to live in multigenerational housing (Lofquist, 2012) or in densely populated areas, further increasing the risk of infection (Baniamin et al, 2020; Saadat et al, 2020).…”

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The differential impact of COVID‐19 across health service psychology students of color: An embedded mixed‐methods study

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Objectives Communities of color in the United States systematically experience inequities in physical and mental health care compared to individuals who identify as non‐Hispanic White. The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic exacerbated these structural drivers of inequity to disproportionate and devastating effects for persons of color. In addition to managing the direct effects of COVID‐19 risk, persons of color were also navigating increased racial prejudice and discrimination. For mental health professionals and trainees of color, the effects of COVID‐19 racial health disparities and the increase in acts of racism may have been compounded by their work responsibilities. The current study used an embedded mixed‐methods approach to examine the differential impact of COVID‐19 on health service psychology (HSP) students of color as compared to their non‐Hispanic White peers. Method Using quantitative and qualitative data from the Epidemic‐Pandemic Impacts Inventory, measures of perceived support and of discrimination, and open‐ended questions about students' experiences with racism and microaggressions, we examined the extent to which different racial/ethnic HSP student groups experienced COVID‐19‐related discrimination, the impacts of COVID‐19 felt by students of color, and how these experiences differed from those of their non‐Hispanic White peers. Results HSP students of color endorsed greater impacts of the pandemic on both self and others in the home, perceived themselves as less supported by others, and reported more experiences of racial discrimination than non‐Hispanic White HSP students. Conclusion Throughout the graduate experience, HSP students of color and their experiences of discrimination need to be addressed. We provided recommendations to HSP training program directors and students both during and after the COVID‐19 pandemic.

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