Racial/Ethnic Variations in the Association Between Sleep Problems and Mental Health

Abstract Racial/ethnic disparities in mental health remain a pressing concern in social work, yet limited research has explored whether commonly experienced stressors differentially affect mental health outcomes across racial/ethnic groups. This study investigated whether race/ethnicity moderates the association between sleep problems and mental health. Data were drawn from the 2022 National Health Interview Survey (N = 25,225). Depressive symptoms were assessed using the eight-item Patient Health Questionnaire, and anxiety symptoms were measured using the seven-item Generalized Anxiety Disord