APS
2026 APS Annual Convention · 2026
Intersectional Disadvantage Strongly Predicts Mental Health Risk In College Students: Additive Risk and Emergent High-Jeopardy Classes
- Rosaline Qi
WestCoast Children's Clinic - Rosaline Qi
University of California, Berkeley - Phuc Nguyen
University of California, Berkeley - Selena Cuevas
WestCoast Children's Clinic - Andrew Alvarez
University of California, Los Angeles - Jocelyn Meza
UCLA Semel Institute
Abstract
Examining over 100,000 U.S. college students, we juxtapose cumulative and person-centered methods for modeling intersectional disadvantage. Each additional marginalized identity increased the chance of anxiety, depression, NSSI, and suicide attempts (ORs = 1.54-1.79). Latent class analysis revealed distinct high-jeopardy subgroups exhibiting disproportionately elevated symptoms, with implications for fine-tuned screening approaches.
