Garcini, Luz M.Chirinos, Diana A.Murdock, Kyle W.Seiler, AnninaLeRoy, Angie S.Peek, KristenCutchin, Malcom P.Fagundes, Christopher2019-12-112019-12-112018Garcini, Luz M., Chirinos, Diana A., Murdock, Kyle W., et al.. "Pathways linking racial/ethnic discrimination and sleep among U.S.-born and foreign-born Latinxs." <i>Journal of Behavioral Medicine,</i> 41, no. 3 (2018) Springer: 364-373. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10865-017-9907-2.https://hdl.handle.net/1911/107865This study examined the association between racial/ethnic discrimination and sleep through psychological distress and body mass index (BMI), and determined whether the aforementioned associations vary between U.S. and foreign-born Latinxs. Participants were 1332 Latinx adults enrolled in the Texas City Stress and Health Study. Multistage sampling methods were used to select participants. A model linking racial/ethnic discrimination with sleep disturbances through direct and indirect (i.e., psychological distress and BMI) paths demonstrated good fit. Greater racial/ethnic discrimination was associated with greater psychological distress and higher BMI. Psychological distress and BMI were also significant predictors of sleep disturbances. The indirect path from racial/ethnic discrimination to sleep disturbances via psychological distress was significant. A model with parameters constrained to be equal between U.S.-born and foreign-born Latinxs suggested associations were comparable between these groups. Our study demonstrated the relevance of racial/ethnic discrimination to sleep disturbances, particularly its association via psychological distress among Latinxs.engThis is an author's peer-reviewed final manuscript, as accepted by the publisher. The published article is copyrighted by Springer.Journal articleDepressionDiscriminationLatinxsSleepStructural equation modelingnihms947410https://doi.org/10.1007/s10865-017-9907-2