Table 2.
Decomposition of the direct and indirect effects of racism on mental health (standardised coefficients).
| Direct effects |
Indirect effects |
Total effects |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Std. Coef | Std. Error | Std. Coef | Std. Error | Std. Coef | Std. Error | |
| Effects of racism wave 1 on | ||||||
| Income wave 1 | −0.05 | (0.06) | – | – | −0.05 | (0.06) |
| Income wave 3 | −0.06 | (0.06) | −0.03 | (0.04) | −0.09 | (0.08) |
| Income wave 5 | – | – | −0.06 | (0.05) | −0.06 | (0.05) |
| Income wave 7 | – | – | −0.04 | (0.04) | −0.04 | (0.04) |
| Income wave 9 | – | – | −0.03 | (0.02) | −0.03 | (0.02) |
| Mental health wave 1 | −0.08 | (0.05) | −0.00 | (0.00) | −0.08 | (0.05) |
| Mental health wave 3 | 0.00 | (0.10) | −0.05 | (0.02) | −0.04 | (0.10) |
| Mental health wave 5 | −0.04 | (0.08) | −0.02 | (0.05) | −0.06 | (0.08) |
| Mental health wave 7 | 0.08 | (0.05) | −0.03 | (0.04) | 0.05 | (0.06) |
| Mental health wave 9 | 0.02 | (0.06) | 0.03 | (0.03) | 0.04 | (0.07) |
| Effects of racism wave 3 on | ||||||
| Income wave 3 | 0.02 | (0.05) | – | – | 0.02 | (0.05) |
| Income wave 5 | −0.02 | (0.05) | 0.02 | (0.03) | −0.00 | (0.07) |
| Income wave 7 | – | – | −0.00 | (0.05) | −0.00 | (0.05) |
| Income wave 9 | – | – | −0.00 | (0.03) | −0.00 | (0.03) |
| Mental health wave 3 | −0.14* | (0.07) | 0.00 | (0.01) | −0.14 | (0.07) |
| Mental health wave 5 | −0.08 | (0.06) | −0.07 | (0.04) | −0.15* | (0.07) |
| Mental health wave 7 | −0.08 | (0.05) | −0.07* | (0.03) | −0.15** | (0.05) |
| Mental health wave 9 | −0.09 | (0.06) | −0.07** | (0.02) | −0.17** | (0.07) |
| Effects of racism wave 5 on | ||||||
| Income wave 5 | −0.04 | (0.03) | – | – | −0.04 | (0.03) |
| Income wave 7 | −0.05 | (0.03) | −0.03 | (0.02) | −0.08* | (0.04) |
| Income wave 9 | – | – | −0.05* | (0.02) | −0.05* | (0.02) |
| Mental health wave 5 | −0.06 | (0.05) | 0.00 | (0.00) | −0.06 | (0.05) |
| Mental health wave 7 | 0.02 | (0.04) | −0.03 | (0.02) | −0.01 | (0.04) |
| Mental health wave 9 | −0.03 | (0.04) | −0.00 | (0.02) | −0.04 | (0.05) |
| Effects of racism wave 7 on | ||||||
| Income wave 7 | −0.03 | (0.03) | – | – | −0.03 | (0.03) |
| Income wave 9 | −0.05** | (0.02) | −0.02 | (0.02) | −0.06* | (0.02) |
| Mental health wave 7 | −0.18*** | (0.05) | −0.00 | (0.00) | −0.18*** | (0.05) |
| Mental health wave 9 | 0.06 | (0.03) | −0.09*** | (0.02) | −0.03 | (0.03) |
| Effects of racism wave 9 on | ||||||
| Income wave 9 | 0.01 | (0.02) | – | – | 0.01 | (0.02) |
| Mental health wave 9 | −0.09** | (0.03) | 0.00 | (0.00) | −0.09** | (0.03) |
| Effects of income wave 1 on | ||||||
| Mental health wave 1 | 0.04 | (0.03) | – | – | 0.04 | (0.03) |
| Mental health wave 3 | −0.01 | (0.05) | 0.08* | (0.04) | 0.07 | (0.04) |
| Mental health wave 5 | – | – | 0.02 | (0.03) | 0.02 | (0.03) |
| Mental health wave 7 | – | – | 0.02 | (0.02) | 0.02 | (0.02) |
| Mental health wave 9 | – | – | 0.00 | (0.01) | 0.00 | (0.01) |
| Effects of income wave 3 on | ||||||
| Mental health wave 3 | 0.10 | (0.05) | – | – | 0.10 | (0.05) |
| Mental health wave 5 | −0.02 | (0.04) | 0.04 | (0.04) | 0.02 | (0.04) |
| Mental health wave 7 | – | – | 0.02 | (0.02) | 0.02 | (0.02) |
| Mental health wave 9 | – | – | 0.00 | (0.02) | 0.00 | (0.02) |
| Effects of income wave 5 on | ||||||
| Mental health wave 5 | −0.02 | (0.04) | – | – | −0.02 | (0.04) |
| Mental health wave 7 | 0.00 | (0.04) | 0.01 | (0.03) | 0.01 | (0.03) |
| Mental health wave 9 | – | – | −0.01 | (0.02) | −0.01 | (0.02) |
| Effects of income wave 7 on | ||||||
| Mental health wave 7 | 0.03 | (0.04) | – | – | 0.03 | (0.04) |
| Mental health wave 9 | −0.05* | (0.03) | 0.05* | (0.03) | −0.00 | (0.03) |
| Effects of income wave 9 on | ||||||
| Mental health wave 9 | 0.06* | (0.02) | – | – | 0.06* | (0.02) |
Chi square (d.f.) 1607.8 (264)***RMSEA 0.034 (0.032–0.035) CFI 0.91TLI 0.88.
Source: Understanding Society waves 1, 3, 5, 7, and 9, n = 4444. Adjusted for complex survey design. Model also adjusts for age and gender. *p < 0.05 **p < 0.01 ***p < 0.001.