Boarding School Attendance and Physical Health Status of Northern Plains Tribes

Ursula Running Bear (), Janette Beals, Carol E. Kaufman and Spero M. Manson
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Ursula Running Bear: Colorado School of Public Health
Janette Beals: Colorado School of Public Health
Carol E. Kaufman: Colorado School of Public Health
Spero M. Manson: Colorado School of Public Health

Applied Research in Quality of Life, 2018, vol. 13, issue 3, No 6, 633-645

Abstract: Abstract Our hypothesis was that boarding school attendance among Northern Plains tribal members was associated with lower self-reported physical health status controlling for demographic, socioeconomic variables, the number of mental health and physical health problems. This secondary analysis used the American Indian Service Utilization, Psychiatric Epidemiology, Risk and Protective Factors Project data collected from 1997 to 1999. This analysis included (n = 1638) Northern Plains tribally enrolled members, aged 15–54, who lived on or within 20 miles of their reservations. Using linear regression and path analysis we examined the indirect, direct, and combine associations of boarding school attendance and physical health status. Results confirm boarding school attendance contributed indirectly (beta = −.83, CI = −1.33,-.33, p. ≤ .001) through number of physical health conditions to lower physical health status. Combined direct and indirect results (beta = −.39, CI = −1.20, .42) show American Indians who attended boarding school have lower physical health status (beta = −1.22, CI = −2.18,-.26, p. ≤ .01) than those who did not. The relationship of American Indian boarding school attendance and physical health status is complex with more than one path existing. We need to better understand the relationship of boarding school attendance and American Indian health, identify risk factors, and develop interventions for families and younger generations.

Keywords: American Indian; health status; Boarding School; Residential School; Northern Plains (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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