Perceived social support and discrimination and oral health behaviors in adolescents

Abstract Objectives The aims of this study were to examine the associations between perceived social support and oral health behaviors among adolescents and if this perception had a protective effect against the influence of perceived racial discrimination on oral health behaviors in this population...

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Autores principales:	Maryam Amin, Christian Schumacher, Babak Bohlouli
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Publicado:	Wiley 2021
Materias:	adolescent dentistry oral health social support Dentistry RK1-715
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:e5701ca0421943079f408ec70b946dfa2021-12-02T12:59:21ZPerceived social support and discrimination and oral health behaviors in adolescents2057-434710.1002/cre2.443https://doaj.org/article/e5701ca0421943079f408ec70b946dfa2021-12-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1002/cre2.443https://doaj.org/toc/2057-4347Abstract Objectives The aims of this study were to examine the associations between perceived social support and oral health behaviors among adolescents and if this perception had a protective effect against the influence of perceived racial discrimination on oral health behaviors in this population. Material and methods Participants of this cross‐sectional study were adolescents aged 12–18 years recruited from University dental clinic. They completed a questionnaire comprising three sections: demographics (14 items), oral health behaviors (6 items), and validated Personal Resource Questionnaire (25 items). Perceived discrimination was evaluated by a question asking if the adolescent had ever experienced discrimination based on their race. Results Of 252 participants, mean (SD) age of 14 (1.8) years, 60% were girls, 56% were self‐identified as White, and 81% were born in Canada. Discrimination was reported by 21%. Frequency of toothbrushing and self‐rated oral health were significantly associated with increased levels of perceived social support. Sugar consumption was significantly different for participants with and without perceived racial discrimination (p‐value = 0.002). Perceived social support did not act as a buffer against perceived racial discrimination for sugar consumption (OR = 1.00; 95% CI: 0.98–1.01). Conclusions Adolescents' perceived social support affected some aspects of their oral health but did not moderate the influence of perceived racial discrimination.Maryam AminChristian SchumacherBabak BohlouliWileyarticleadolescentdentistryoral healthsocial supportDentistryRK1-715ENClinical and Experimental Dental Research, Vol 7, Iss 6, Pp 1183-1189 (2021)
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spellingShingle	adolescent dentistry oral health social support Dentistry RK1-715 Maryam Amin Christian Schumacher Babak Bohlouli Perceived social support and discrimination and oral health behaviors in adolescents
description	Abstract Objectives The aims of this study were to examine the associations between perceived social support and oral health behaviors among adolescents and if this perception had a protective effect against the influence of perceived racial discrimination on oral health behaviors in this population. Material and methods Participants of this cross‐sectional study were adolescents aged 12–18 years recruited from University dental clinic. They completed a questionnaire comprising three sections: demographics (14 items), oral health behaviors (6 items), and validated Personal Resource Questionnaire (25 items). Perceived discrimination was evaluated by a question asking if the adolescent had ever experienced discrimination based on their race. Results Of 252 participants, mean (SD) age of 14 (1.8) years, 60% were girls, 56% were self‐identified as White, and 81% were born in Canada. Discrimination was reported by 21%. Frequency of toothbrushing and self‐rated oral health were significantly associated with increased levels of perceived social support. Sugar consumption was significantly different for participants with and without perceived racial discrimination (p‐value = 0.002). Perceived social support did not act as a buffer against perceived racial discrimination for sugar consumption (OR = 1.00; 95% CI: 0.98–1.01). Conclusions Adolescents' perceived social support affected some aspects of their oral health but did not moderate the influence of perceived racial discrimination.
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title	Perceived social support and discrimination and oral health behaviors in adolescents
title_short	Perceived social support and discrimination and oral health behaviors in adolescents
title_full	Perceived social support and discrimination and oral health behaviors in adolescents
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title_full_unstemmed	Perceived social support and discrimination and oral health behaviors in adolescents
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publisher	Wiley
publishDate	2021
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Perceived social support and discrimination and oral health behaviors in adolescents

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