Asians are currently the fastest growing racial/ethnic group in the USA. Using community samples, previous research has explored the role of racial microaggressions on Asian health. Findings have shown these experiences have a negative effect on health. However, few have examined the health impact of specific types of microaggressions, particularly using nationally representative data. Using data from the 2016 National Asian American Survey, a nationally representative sample of Asians from ten ethnic subgroups, we examined the separate and concurrent effects of three types of racial microaggressions (microinsults, microinvalidations, microassaults) on self-rated health among Asian and Asian American adults aged 18 and older. Our results showed that several microaggressions, specifically those related to the “model minority” stereotype and the perceived foreignness of Asians, were associated with higher odds of poorer self-rated health status. Overall, our findings suggest that specific forms of microaggressions must be taken more seriously and viewed as social determinants of Asian health. Limitations of this study are discussed.

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亚裔和亚裔美国人的种族微侵略和自我评估的健康

亚洲人目前是美国增长最快的种族/族裔群体。利用社区样本，以前的研究探索了种族微侵略对亚洲健康的作用。研究结果表明，这些经历对健康有负面影响。但是，很少有人检查过特定类型的微侵略对健康的影响，尤其是使用具有国家代表性的数据。从2016年全美亚裔调查使用的数据，亚洲人从十族裔团体组成的一个具有全国代表性的样本，我们研究了独立和并发三种种族microaggressions（的影响microinsults，microinvalidations，microassaults）有关18岁及以上的亚裔和亚裔美国人的自我评估健康状况。我们的研究结果表明，一些微侵略行为，特别是那些与“模范少数民族”定型观念和亚洲人的异样感相关的行为，与自我评估的健康状况较差的可能性更高。总体而言，我们的发现表明，必须更加重视特定形式的微侵略，并将其视为亚洲健康的社会决定因素。讨论了这项研究的局限性。