Historical Trauma, Discrimination, Self-Efficacy, Cultural Affiliation, Socioeconomic Status and Obesity within a Native Hawai'ian Population

Abstract

Native Hawai'ians experience poverty and obesity at greater rates compared to other racial/ethnic groups in Hawai'i and the greater United States. The historical trauma experienced by Native Hawai'ians is a potential explanatory variable for economic barriers associated with poverty and for health outcomes and disparities. The associations of historical trauma, discrimination, self-efficacy, and cultural affiliation on the socioeconomic status and health of Native Hawai'ians were examined in the present study. This dissertation surveyed Native Hawai'ian individuals to investigate the relationships between historical trauma, self-efficacy, discrimination, cultural affiliation, socioeconomic status, and obesity. The long-term goal of this work is the development of culturally tailored health promotion and disease prevention policies and programs for Native Hawai'ians.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 11, 2019
Accession Number
AD1181542

Entities

People

  • Sade E. Soares

Organizations

  • Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Anthropology
  • Body Weight
  • Demography
  • Employment
  • Ethnic Groups
  • Families (Human)
  • Human Behavior
  • Minority Groups
  • Native Americans
  • Psychiatry
  • Psychology
  • Recreation
  • Regression Analysis
  • Social Psychology
  • Sociology
  • Stress (Physiology)
  • Traumatic Stress Disorder

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