Medical avoidance among marginalized groups: the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic

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作者：

Amani R. Holder-Dixon

Olivia R. Adams

Tianna L. Cobb

Alison J. Goldberg

Rachel A. Fikslin

Mora A. Reinka

Amanda N. Gesselman

Devon M. Price

机构：

[1] Indiana University,Psychological and Brain Sciences

[2] Indiana University,Department of Gender Studies

[3] The Kinsey Institute,Department of Communication

[4] Indiana University,Basic and Applied Social Psychology (BASP) PhD Program, Department of Psychology

[5] George Mason University,Department of Psychology

[6] Hunter Alliance for Research and Translation,undefined

[7] Hunter College,undefined

[8] City University of New York,undefined

[9] Graduate Center of the City University of New York,undefined

[10] Ursinus College,undefined

来源：

Journal of Behavioral Medicine | 2022年 / 45卷

关键词：

Medical avoidance; Discrimination; COVID-19; Race/ethnicity; Sexual orientation; BMI;

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摘要：

Medical avoidance is common among U.S. adults, and may be emphasized among members of marginalized communities due to discrimination concerns. In the current study, we investigated whether this disparity in avoidance was maintained or exacerbated during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. We assessed the likelihood of avoiding medical care due to general-, discrimination-, and COVID-19-related concerns in an online sample (N = 471). As hypothesized, marginalized groups (i.e., non-White race, Latinx/e ethnicity, non-heterosexual sexual orientation, high BMI) endorsed more general- and discrimination-related medical avoidance than majoritized groups. However, marginalized groups were equally likely to seek COVID-19 treatment as majoritized groups. Implications for reducing medical avoidance among marginalized groups are discussed.

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页码：760 / 770

页数：10

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