ArticleThe journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences2018
Discrimination, Serious Psychological Distress, and Church-Based Emotional Support Among African American Men Across the Life Span.
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- Racism and Older Black Americans' Health: a Systematic Review.Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine · 2022Pooled it
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- Everyday Discrimination, Neighborhood Perceptions, and Incidence of Activity Limitations Among Middle-Aged and Older African Americans.The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences · 2023Article
- How Skin Tone Influences Relationships Between Discrimination, Psychological Distress, and Self-Rated Mental Health Among Older African Americans.The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences · 2022Article
- Church-Based Emotional Support and Negative Interactions Among Older African Americans and Black Caribbeans.The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences · 2022Article
- Risk, Protective, and Associated Factors of Anxiety and Depressive Symptoms and Campus Health Services Utilization Among Black Men on a College Campus.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2022Article
- The Role of Church Support Networks in the Relationship between Discrimination and Psychiatric Disorders among Older African Americans.Review of religious research · 2022Article
- Factors influencing social distancing to prevent the community spread of COVID-19 among Chinese adults.Preventive medicine · 2021Article
- "What Doesn't Kill You, Makes You Stronger": Psychosocial Resources and the Mental Health of Black Older Adults.Annual review of gerontology & geriatrics · 2021Article
- Managing expectations: How stress, social support, and aging attitudes affect awareness of age-related changes.Journal of social and personal relationships · 2020Article
- Social Support, Everyday Discrimination, and Depressive Symptoms Among Older African Americans: A Longitudinal Study.Innovation in aging · 2020Article
- Religion and Mental Health in Racial and Ethnic Minority Populations: A Review of the Literature.Innovation in aging · 2020Article
- Hopelessness Among Middle-Aged and Older Blacks: The Negative Impact of Discrimination and Protecting Power of Social and Religious Resources.Innovation in aging · 2020Article
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Abstract
Objective: This study tested whether church-based social support buffers the negative effects of discrimination on serious psychological distress (SPD) among three age groups-early, middle, and late adulthood-of African American men. Methods: Negative binominal regression analyses for discrimination and SPD were performed using data from 1,271 African American men from the National Survey of American Life. Results: Discrimination was positively associated with SPD for all age groups. An interaction between church-based support and discrimination indicated that under conditions of high levels of support from congregants, discrimination, and SPD were positively correlated. However, discrimination and SPD were unrelated for low levels of church-based support. Further, the interaction was significant for men aged 18-34 and 55 or older but not significant for men aged 35-54. Discussion: This is the first study to document relationships among discrimination, SPD, and church-based support in a nationally representative sample of African American men. Overall, rather than revealing a stress-buffering function, findings were consistent with the resource mobilization perspective of social support, indicating that higher levels of assistance from church networks are provided when individuals experience high levels of both discrimination and SPD.
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