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Dr Patsy Irizar @patsyirizar.bsky.social · 13d

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

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Dr Patsy Irizar @patsyirizar.bsky.social · 13d

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...

Ethnic inequalities in adolescent mental wellbeing: An interaction analysis of social identity markers, risk and protective factors

www.sciencedirect.com

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Dr Patsy Irizar @patsyirizar.bsky.social · Jul 16

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/...

A meta‐analytic review of the relationship between racial discrimination and alcohol and other drug use outcomes in minoritised racial/ethnic groups

Aims To measure the associations between racial discrimination and distinct alcohol and other drug use outcomes in minoritised racial/ethnic groups and to explore the moderating roles of demographic...

onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Dr Patsy Irizar @patsyirizar.bsky.social · Jul 16

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/...

A meta‐analytic review of the relationship between racial discrimination and alcohol and other drug use outcomes in minoritised racial/ethnic groups

Aims To measure the associations between racial discrimination and distinct alcohol and other drug use outcomes in minoritised racial/ethnic groups and to explore the moderating roles of demographic...

onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Dr Patsy Irizar @patsyirizar.bsky.social · Jun 26

AlcoLab research group writing day, feat. Baloo the spaniel for moral support!

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SARG - SCHARR @sarg-scharr.bsky.social · Jun 16

✨ 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

Research Associate in Psychology at University of Sheffield

An opportunity for an academic position as a Research Associate in Psychology is available, as advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Apply now and explore other academic job openings.

www.jobs.ac.uk

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Dr Patsy Irizar @patsyirizar.bsky.social · Jun 16

New report summarising the findings from our recent research examining the associations between racial discrimination and mental health, through direct and indirect pathways

CoDE - Centre on the Dynamics of Ethnicity @ethnicityuk.bsky.social · Jun 16

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...

New report shows a ‘dose response’ relationship between racism and poor mental health

A new report titled The impact of racial discrimination on mental health investigates how experiencing racial discrimination affects mental health, both directly and indirectly.It finds a ‘dose-respon...

www.manchester.ac.uk

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CoDE - Centre on the Dynamics of Ethnicity @ethnicityuk.bsky.social · Jun 16

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

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CoDE - Centre on the Dynamics of Ethnicity @ethnicityuk.bsky.social · Jun 16

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...

New report shows a ‘dose response’ relationship between racism and poor mental health

A new report titled The impact of racial discrimination on mental health investigates how experiencing racial discrimination affects mental health, both directly and indirectly.It finds a ‘dose-respon...

www.manchester.ac.uk

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Suzi Gage @soozaphone.bsky.social · Apr 28

Wrote about the latest ultra-processed food headlines. Will these foods really kill us?? open.substack.com/pub/suzigage...

Do ultra-processed foods really shorten our lifespan? Maybe...some of them...

As we see yet more headlines about the latest edible bogeyman (sorry about that mental image), what did the study actually show? And what does ultra-processed even mean?

open.substack.com

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Dr Patsy Irizar @patsyirizar.bsky.social · Apr 24

I'll be talking about this research at the @britsoci.bsky.social conference tomorrow at 11am in Lecture Theatre A!

Dr Patsy Irizar @patsyirizar.bsky.social · Apr 9

New article! Associations between experiences of racial discrimination and mental health, through direct and indirect pathways onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Associations Between Experiences of Racial Discrimination Across the Life Course and Mental Health: Exploring Direct and Indirect Pathways

We aim to explore the association between racial discrimination across the life course on common mental disorders (CMD) during the COVID-19 pandemic, testing direct and indirect pathways. Cross-secti...

onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Katy Montgomerie 🦗 @katymontgomerie.com · Apr 22

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

🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀

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Suzi Gage @soozaphone.bsky.social · Apr 23

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.

After Rat Park

Or why everything you think you know about addiction might be a little more nuanced than some would give you credit for

open.substack.com

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Prof Charlotte Hardman @charlottehardman.bsky.social · Apr 22

📢 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

Job Specification

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Dr Patsy Irizar @patsyirizar.bsky.social · Apr 22

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...

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Dr Patsy Irizar @patsyirizar.bsky.social · Apr 10

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...

Ethnic inequalities in loneliness in Britain during the COVID-19 pandemic: Evidence for Equality National Survey (EVENS)

Ethnic minority populations faced a disproportionate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Loneliness, a significant public health issue, was exacerbated during the pandemic. Most previous studies used agg...

www.medrxiv.org

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Dr Patsy Irizar @patsyirizar.bsky.social · Apr 9

New article! Associations between experiences of racial discrimination and mental health, through direct and indirect pathways onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Associations Between Experiences of Racial Discrimination Across the Life Course and Mental Health: Exploring Direct and Indirect Pathways

We aim to explore the association between racial discrimination across the life course on common mental disorders (CMD) during the COVID-19 pandemic, testing direct and indirect pathways. Cross-secti...

onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Dr Patsy Irizar @patsyirizar.bsky.social · Apr 10

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...

Ethnic inequalities in loneliness in Britain during the COVID-19 pandemic: Evidence for Equality National Survey (EVENS)

Ethnic minority populations faced a disproportionate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Loneliness, a significant public health issue, was exacerbated during the pandemic. Most previous studies used agg...

www.medrxiv.org

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Dr Patsy Irizar @patsyirizar.bsky.social · Apr 9

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Dr Patsy Irizar @patsyirizar.bsky.social · Apr 9

- 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

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Dr Patsy Irizar @patsyirizar.bsky.social · Apr 9

- 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

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Dr Patsy Irizar @patsyirizar.bsky.social · Apr 9

New article! Associations between experiences of racial discrimination and mental health, through direct and indirect pathways onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Associations Between Experiences of Racial Discrimination Across the Life Course and Mental Health: Exploring Direct and Indirect Pathways

We aim to explore the association between racial discrimination across the life course on common mental disorders (CMD) during the COVID-19 pandemic, testing direct and indirect pathways. Cross-secti...

onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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UK Data Service Impact @ukdsimpact.bsky.social · Apr 1

🖋️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...

UK coins at the bottom of a jar, viewed from above

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The BMJ @bmj.com · Apr 1

People experiencing homelessness have high mortality and morbidity from preventable or treatable conditions.

This article explores the health impacts of homelessness and practical considerations for clinicians providing care.

Includes an infographic
www.bmj.com/content/388/...

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Liverpool John Moores University @ljmuofficial.bsky.social · Mar 31

Changing the clocks may seem simple, but it may be affecting our wellbeing more than we think.

New research from LJMU's Ruth Ogden shows that 'falling back' negatively impacts women, especially mothers.

Read more ➡️ www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Changing your clock? Scientists are only just beginning to understand what this does to us | Ruth Ogden

Our research in October showed that ‘falling back’ had a negative impact on women, especially mothers. Do we need to shift the way we think about time, asks professor of the psychology of time Ruth Og...

www.theguardian.com

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