One of my dissertation students is recruiting participants for a short survey to understand experiences of stigma and discrimination in mental health care. Nuba needs a few more participants who identify as South Asian - please share!
lnkd.in/eNNbr3BJ
- greater occupational stressors (e.g. reduced access to PPE and lack of security in raising concerns) were associated with worsened mental health
- discrimination from staff and patients associated with worsened mental health, with large effects
Using data from 6973 healthcare workers(HCW) we found:
- symptoms of depression, anxiety and PTSD were stable during the second year of the pandemic (but no earlier estimates to make comparisons)
- HCWs who drank more frequently over time reported greater increases in symptoms of poor mental health
New article published in BMC Medicine 📓
Longitudinal associations between alcohol use, occupational stressors, and mental health among healthcare works in the UK (UK-REACH)
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
NoLo products may be helpful to support abstinence or harm reduction, but there is a need for clear guidance on safe levels of ABV (0.05 or 0.5%??)
New article! 📢
Pregnant women’s views towards NoLo alcohol products.
18 interviews with pregnant women.
NoLo products used to adhere to the societal norms of abstinence in pregnancy, whilst also navigating the societal expectation to drink when socialising.
Open access 📔
lnkd.in/ervdgcF7
New book! 📕
Young Adult Drinking Styles: Current Perspectives on Research, Policy, and Practice.
Laura Goodwin, Jo-Anne Puddephatt, and I wrote a chapter on Alcohol and Mental Health in Young People
link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
(not open access unfortunately)
Most young people who identified as belonging to an ethnic minority group reported better wellbeing than white British young people, but risk factors differed…
Racial discrimination is more harmful for wellbeing for Indian and Pakistani young people, than for white British young people
New article on ethnic inequalities in adolescent mental wellbeing, using data from almost 70k adolescents (aged 12-15) to understand interactions with social identity markers, risk and protective factors @beewelluk.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
NEW PUBLICATION!
A meta-analysis of the relationship between racial discrimination and substance use in minoritised racial/ethnic groups.
The analysis found strong associations between racial discrimination and hazardous alcohol use and cannabis use.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
NEW PUBLICATION!
A meta-analysis of the relationship between racial discrimination and substance use in minoritised racial/ethnic groups.
The analysis found strong associations between racial discrimination and hazardous alcohol use and cannabis use.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
AlcoLab research group writing day, feat. Baloo the spaniel for moral support!
✨ Job opportunity! ✨ We're currently seeking a Research Associate in Psychology for a new project led by @fieldmatt.bsky.social which will use machine learning to develop a better understanding of why many people drop out of treatment for gambling problems. More project info at: bit.ly/45WEyVb
New report summarising the findings from our recent research examining the associations between racial discrimination and mental health, through direct and indirect pathways
Authored by @patsyirizar.bsky.social, Dharmi Kapadia, Harry Taylor, Gertrude Wafula, Albert Kwansa, @charleskod.bsky.social @inequalccsr.bsky.social @vkatikireddi.bsky.social
@uomsoss.bsky.social @uomsociology.bsky.social @healthierfutures.bsky.social
REPORT: The impact of racial discrimination on mental health
📌 'dose-response' relationship (more experiences of racism -> worse mental health)
📌 impact is cumulative & recency counts
📌 impact is direct & indirect (racism -> poorer housing -> worse mental health)
www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/n...
Wrote about the latest ultra-processed food headlines. Will these foods really kill us?? open.substack.com/pub/suzigage...
I'll be talking about this research at the @britsoci.bsky.social conference tomorrow at 11am in Lecture Theatre A!
This statement about the transphobic Supreme Court ruling by the UK's Crab Museum (yes a museum about crabs) is better than 99% of the statements I've seen on the topic
www.crabmuseum.org/visit
🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀
Been seeing people sharing a certain someone's TED talk recently. So I wrote this about what Rat Park actually found, why it's an important study, but it's really important not to sensationalise what it found for that 'truthy' soundbite.
📢 Postdoctoral Research Associate vacancy
Exciting opportunity for a Postdoctoral Research Associate to join our new UKRI-funded project on dietary health inequalities @liverpooluni.bsky.social.
See below for further details & reach out if any questions.
tinyurl.com/mpwbkdub
I wrote a blog for Data Science for Health Equity, summarising the findings from my recent research.
Using data science to understand how racial discrimination impacts mental health:
www.datascienceforhealthequity.com/post/using-d...
New pre-print! Ethnic inequalities in loneliness during COVID-19.
Most ethnic minority groups had higher odds of loneliness, compared to white British - partly explained by socioeconomic inequalities for some ethnic groups www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
New article! Associations between experiences of racial discrimination and mental health, through direct and indirect pathways onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
New pre-print! Ethnic inequalities in loneliness during COVID-19.
Most ethnic minority groups had higher odds of loneliness, compared to white British - partly explained by socioeconomic inequalities for some ethnic groups www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
@ethnicityuk.bsky.social
- racial discrimination indirectly contributed to poor mental health, through a greater likelihood of testing positive for COVID-19, financial insecurity, feelings of loneliness, and a reduced sense of belonging
- dose-response relationship between racial discrimination (RD) and poor mental health
- recent experiences of RD had a stronger effect on mental health compared to past experiences (over 5 years ago)
- chronic experiences of RD (both past and recent) had the strongest effect
New article! Associations between experiences of racial discrimination and mental health, through direct and indirect pathways onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
UK coins at the bottom of a jar, viewed from above
🖋️New on the Data Impact blog🖋️
We highlight the impact some of the data available via the UK Data Service is having in #research, #policy and public conversations around the area of #poverty, deprivation and the cost-of-living crisis.
blog.ukdataservice.ac.uk/poverty-in-d...