ArticleAnxiety, stress, and coping2019
Race, psychosocial vulnerability and social support differences in inner-city women's symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder.
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- The relationship of COVID-19 traumatic stress, cumulative trauma, and race to posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms.Journal of community psychology · 2022Article
- Prevalence, Severity and Burden of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Black Men and Women Across the Adult Life span.Journal of aging and health · 2022Article
- Psychological, addictive, and health behavior implications of the COVID-19 pandemic.Behaviour research and therapy · 2020Review
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Abstract
BACKGROUND/
objectivesInner-city Black women may be more susceptible to posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) than White women, although mechanisms underlying this association are unclear. Living in urban neighborhoods distinguished by higher chronic stress may contribute to racial differences in women's cognitive, affective, and social vulnerabilities, leading to greater trauma-related distress including PTSD. Yet social support could buffer the negative effects of psychosocial vulnerabilities on women's health. METHODS/
designMediation and moderated mediation models were tested with 371 inner-city women, including psychosocial vulnerability (i.e., catastrophizing, anger, social undermining) mediating the pathway between race and PTSD, and social support moderating psychosocial vulnerability and PTSD.
resultsDespite comparable rates of trauma, Black women reported higher vulnerability and PTSD symptoms, and lower support compared to White Hispanic and non-Hispanic women. Psychosocial vulnerability mediated the pathway between race and PTSD, and social support moderated vulnerability, reducing negative effects on PTSD. When examining associations by race, the moderation effect remained significant for Black women only.
conclusionsAltogether these psychosocial vulnerabilities represent one potential mechanism explaining Black women's greater risk of PTSD, although cumulative psychosocial vulnerability may be buffered by social support. Despite higher support, inner-city White women's psychosocial vulnerability may actually outweigh support's benefits for reducing trauma-related distress.
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