ArticleJournal of psychosomatic research2014
Exploring moderating effects of John Henryism Active Coping on the relationship between education and cardiovascular measures in Korean Americans.
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- Association between socioeconomic indicators and pulse wave velocity (PWV) measurements in population studies: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC public health · 2025Pooled it
- Low Socioeconomic Status but Resilient: Panacea or Double Trouble? John Henryism in the International IMIAS Study of Older Adults.Journal of cross-cultural gerontology · 2019Article
- John Henryism, Gender and Self-reported Health Among Roma/Gypsies in Serbia.Culture, medicine and psychiatry · 2018Article
- Annual Review of Asian American Psychology, 2014.Asian American journal of psychology · 2015Article
- "We get what we deserve": the belief in a just world and its health consequences for Blacks.Journal of behavioral medicine · 2015Article
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Abstract
objectiveJohn Henryism Active Coping (JHAC) is defined as a strong behavioral predisposition to cope with stressors in an effortful and determined manner. The well-known inverse relationship between socioeconomic status (SES) and blood pressure (BP) has been hypothesized to be stronger for individuals who have high JHAC than those with low JHAC, suggesting that JHAC may place people with low SES at higher cardiovascular risk. Previous studies testing this hypothesis have presented mixed findings; therefore, this study was conducted to test the JHAC hypothesis by examining the main and interaction effects of SES and JHAC on cardiovascular risk (measured by BP and arterial stiffness [AS]).
methodsThe sample was 102 Korean Americans (aged 21-60years). Measures included age, sex, body mass index, smoking, SES (measured by income and education), JHAC (measured by the 12-item JHAC Scale), BP, and AS.
resultsIn terms of the SES measures, only education was significantly related to systolic BP (p=0.003), diastolic BP (p=0.001), and AS (p<0.000). The interaction effects of education and JHAC on systolic BP and AS were also significant (p=0.019 and p=0.018, respectively), indicating that the inverse relationships of education to systolic BP and AS were more prominent in subjects with lower JHAC scores.
conclusionContrary to the JHAC hypothesis, JHAC may be associated with low cardiovascular risk in people with low education in certain groups. Studies are recommended to examine potential beneficial effects of JHAC on cardiovascular health in a larger sample and to identify their mechanisms.
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