While prior study has linked discrimination experienced as a result of 9/11 with economic insecurity within the context of the Great Recession, the mental health effects of this linkage are unexamined. This study examined whether economic insecurity during the recession era helps account for long-term effects of 9/11-related discrimination on symptoms of depression and anxiety using structural equation modeling techniques to assess data from a national mail survey. Results reveal that the effects of 9/11-related discrimination on symptoms of depression and anxiety substantially derive from its association with recession era economic insecurity. The impact of 9/11-related discrimination on economic insecurity is also significantly greater for black Americans and Latinos compared to non-Hispanic whites and is further linked with more symptoms of depression and anxiety for both groups.

中文翻译：

---

大萧条背景下9/11以后歧视对心理健康的持久影响：种族/种族差异

尽管先前的研究已将9/11导致的歧视与大萧条背景下的经济不安全联系起来，但这种联系对心理健康的影响尚未得到检验。这项研究使用结构方程模型技术来评估来自全国邮件调查的数据，从而检验了经济衰退时期的经济不安全状况是否有助于解决9/11相关歧视对抑郁和焦虑症状的长期影响。结果显示，与抑郁症和焦虑症症状相关的9/11相关歧视的影响很大程度上源于其与衰退时代经济不安全感的联系。