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ID190791
Title ProperMy Commander in Chief is Black! the mental health significance of Barack Obama’s 2008 presidential election for military veterans
LanguageENG
AuthorGorman, Quintin ;  Brown, Tony N ;  Culver, Julian
Summary / Abstract (Note)This study investigated the mental health significance of Barack Obama’s 2008 presidential election for military veterans. Many believed his election signaled a progressive shift in race relations and crucial challenge to White supremacy. Furthermore, many argued his election generated hope, especially among Blacks. We therefore hypothesized Black and Hispanic veterans would experience improved mental health after installment of the nation’s first Black commander in chief. We also hypothesized White veterans would experience no change in their mental health. With nationally representative survey data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), we tested these hypotheses by predicting poor mental health days self-identified Black, Hispanic, and White veterans experienced preelection and postelection in fall 2008. Net of established social determinants of health, we estimated Black and Hispanic veterans, respectively, experienced approximately 2.01 and 2.17 fewer poor mental health days postelection, whereas White veterans experienced no significant postelection change. Sensitivity analyses seemed to corroborate these findings.
`In' analytical NoteArmed Forces and Society Vol. 49, No.3; Jul 2023: p.846–865
Journal SourceArmed Forces and Society Vol: 49 No 3
Key WordsMilitary ;  Veterans ;  Barack Obama ;  Mental Health ;  Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) ;  Symbolic Empowerment


 
 
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