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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Bear, Ursula Running
• Croy, Calvin D.
• Kaufman, Carol E.
• Thayer, Zaneta M.
• Manson, Spero M.

Titel

The relationship of five boarding school experiences and physical health status among Northern Plains Tribes

Ist Teil von

• Quality of life research, 2018-01, Vol.27 (1), p.153-157

Ort / Verlag

Cham: Springer

Erscheinungsjahr

2018

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Quelle

EBSCOhost Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Purpose American Indian (AI) boarding school attendance is related to poor physical health status; however, little is known about how specific aspects of this experience contribute to poor health. Five experiences (age of first attendance, limited family visits, forced church attendance, prohibition on practicing AI culture and traditions, and punishment for use of AI language) may be independently associated with physical health status in adulthood. We expected the effect to be greater for those who began boarding school at older ages. Methods Data on AI boarding school attenders (n = 771) came from the AI-Service Utilization, Psychiatric Epidemiology, Risk and Protective Factors Project. Multiple linear regression models examined the association of these five experiences with physical health status. Additionally, we conducted a separate set of regressions to test for an interaction effect of age of first attendance. Results Each of the five experiences noted above were independently associated with poorer physical health status compared to those who did not have these experiences. An interaction effect for those punished for use of AI language and who were aged 8 or older was confirmed. Conclusions Findings are consistent with reports that boarding school attendance is related to poor AI adult health. To inform AI health programs, the relationship of specific diseases and boarding school attendance should be considered.