%0 Journal Article
%T Mental Health and Well-Being in Different Levels of Perceived Discrimination
%A AA Noorbala
%A M Agah Heris
%A A Alipour
%A E Mousavi
%J Iranian Journal of Public Health
%D 2012
%I Tehran University of Medical Sciences
%X Background: To compare mental health and well- being in different levels of the perceived discrimination among Iranian people living in Tehran.Method: Using multi- stage sampling, 1255 subjects with the average age of 45 years and 9 months (including 672 women and 583 men) were selected and they completed all items of the general health questionnaire (GHQ), the social well- being inventory (SWI), personal well- being inventory (PWI), and a question to assess the perceived discrimination.Results: Data analysis by Kruskal- Wallis test revealed that there were significant differences between physical symptoms (¦Ö2=5.93, P<0.05) and depression (¦Ö 2=15.70, P<0.05), the subscales of mental health in different levels of the perceived discrimination. Furthermore, comparing personal well- being scores and its subscales in different levels of the perceived discrimination showed significant differences in personal hygiene (¦Ö2=7.20, P<0.05), and security in future (¦Ö2=7.60, P<0.05). Emotional well- being (¦Ö2=12.25, P<0.05), self-rule (¦Ö2=7.45, P<0.05), personal growth (¦Ö2=19.87, P<0.05), and psychological well- being (¦Ö2= 9.09, P<0.05) were significantly different in different levels of the perceived discrimination, too. Moreover, comparing social well- being in different levels of the perceived discrimination indicated significant differences between social acceptance (¦Ö 2=14.91, P<0.05), and social participation (¦Ö 2= 10.91, P<0.05).Conclusion: Therefore, people are more active in society, increases the possibility of encountering with discrimination and consequently the perception of that.
%K Perceived Discrimination
%K Well- Being
%K Mental Health
%K Iran
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