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Unequal Gain of Equal Resources across Racial Groups by Assari, Shervin

“…The health effects of economic resources (eg, education, employment, and living place) and psychological assets (eg, self-efficacy, perceived control over…”
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Social Determinants of Depression: The Intersections of Race, Gender, and Socioeconomic Status by Assari, Shervin

“…Despite the wealth of literature on social determinants of mental health, less is known about the intersection of these determinants. Using a nationally…”
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Combined Racial and Gender Differences in the Long-Term Predictive Role of Education on Depressive Symptoms and Chronic Medical Conditions by Assari, Shervin

“…Background Despite a well-established literature on the protective effect of education on health, less is known about group differences in the mechanisms…”
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Blacks' Diminished Return of Education Attainment on Subjective Health; Mediating Effect of Income by Assari, Shervin

“…Minorities' Diminished Return (MDR) can be defined as smaller health gains from socioeconomic status (SES) indicators, such as education attainment among…”
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Family Socioeconomic Status and Exposure to Childhood Trauma: Racial Differences by Assari, Shervin

“…Minorities' diminished returns (MDRs) refer to weaker effects of socioeconomic status (SES) indicators such as parental educational attainment and family…”
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High Income Protects Whites but Not African Americans against Risk of Depression by Assari, Shervin

“…Built on the Blacks' diminished return theory, defined as smaller effects of socioeconomic status (SES) on a wide range of health outcomes for African…”
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Family Income Reduces Risk of Obesity for White but Not Black Children by Assari, Shervin

“…Although the protective effects of socioeconomic status (SES) on obesity and cardiovascular disease are well established, these effects may differ across…”
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Socioeconomic Status and Self-Rated Oral Health; Diminished Return among Hispanic Whites by Assari, Shervin

“…An extensive body of knowledge has documented weaker health effects of socio-economic status (SES) for Blacks compared to Whites, a phenomenon also known as…”
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The Benefits of Higher Income in Protecting against Chronic Medical Conditions Are Smaller for African Americans than Whites by Assari, Shervin

“…Blacks' diminished return is defined as smaller protective effects of socioeconomic status (SES) on health of African Americans compared to Whites. Using a…”
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Parental education better helps white than black families escape poverty: National survey of children's health by Assari, Shervin

“…According to the Blacks' Diminished Return theory, the health effects of high socioeconomic status (SES) are systemically smaller for Black compared to White…”
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Parental Educational Attainment and Mental Well-Being of College Students; Diminished Returns of Blacks by Assari, Shervin

“…According to the Minorities' Diminished Returns (MDR) theory, the health returns of socioeconomic status (SES) are systemically smaller for Blacks compared to…”
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Race, sense of control over life, and short-term risk of mortality among older adults in the United States by Assari, Shervin

“…Sense of control over life has been shown to have protective health effects in studies that have mostly enrolled White middle class individuals. It is unknown,…”
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Latinos' diminished returns of educational attainment on reducing food insecurity: the role of ethnic disparities in family structure and employment by Assari, Shervin

“…Higher education is widely recognized as a strategy to mitigate food insecurity. However, marginalized and racialized groups, especially Latinos, often do not…”
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Parental Education Attainment and Educational Upward Mobility; Role of Race and Gender by Assari, Shervin

“…The Minorities' Diminished Return theory suggests that education attainment and other socioeconomic resources have smaller effects on the health and well-being…”
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Education Attainment and Obesity：Differential Returns Based on Sexual Orientation by Assari, Shervin

“…Although high educational attainment is linked to better health and lower health risk behaviors, this effect may be systemically smaller for racial and ethnic…”
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Ethnic and Gender Differences in Additive Effects of Socio-economics, Psychiatric Disorders, and Subjective Religiosity on Suicidal Ideation among Blacks by Assari, Shervin

“…This study aimed to investigate the additive effects of socio-economic factors, number of psychiatric disorders, and religiosity on suicidal ideation among…”
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Incarceration's lingering health effects on Black men: impacts persist into retirement by Assari, Shervin

“…The unique challenges Black men face within the criminal justice system underscore structural and systemic factors driving widespread inequalities. The…”
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Does School Racial Composition Explain Why High Income Black Youth Perceive More Discrimination? A Gender Analysis by Assari, Shervin

“…Recent research has documented poor mental health among high socioeconomic status (SES) Blacks, particularly African American males. The literature has also…”
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Veterans and risk of heart disease in the United States: a cohort with 20 years of follow up by Assari, Shervin

“…To investigate the effect of veteran status on risk of developing heart disease over a period of 20 years in the United States and to test if socio-economic…”
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Race, Depression, and Financial Distress in a Nationally Representative Sample of American Adults by Assari, Shervin

“…Although depression and financial distress are correlated, this association may differ for demographic groups, particularly based on race. Using a national…”
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