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ArticleNursing and midwifery studies

Association between General Sense of Mastery and Income in White- and African-American Adults.

Shervin Assari

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  2. Sense of Mastery Explains Social Patterning of Health.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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  3. "To Be Twice as Good to Get Half": Minorities' Diminished Returns.Journal of biomedical and life sciences · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

Shervin AssariDepartment of Family Medicine, Charles Drew University, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science · US

Funding

Sustaining Faculty Development & Community EngagementS21MD000103 · NIMHD · CHARLES R. DREW UNIVERSITY OF MED &SCI · PI CARLISLE, DAVID M · 2001 to 2015
$73.9M
Workshop for Junior Biostatisticians in Health ResearchU54MD007598 · NIMHD · CHARLES R. DREW UNIVERSITY OF MED & SCI · PI Piwen Wang · 2012 to 2026
$60.0M
National Survey of American LifeU01MH057716 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI JACKSON, JAMES SIDNEY · 1999 to 2009
$11.0M
The CDU-Clinical Research Education and Career Development ProgramR25MD007610 · NIMHD · CHARLES R. DREW UNIVERSITY OF MED & SCI · PI Roberto Balbino Vargas · 2012 to 2026
$7.8M
Intergenerational transmission of drug use in an urban sample administrative supplementR01DA035811 · NIDA · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI ZIMMERMAN, MARC A · 2013 to 2017
$3.3M
Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Tobacco Use and Tobacco Control Policy in IndiaR01CA201415 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI MISTRY, RITESH I, PEDNEKAR, MANGESH SURYAKANT · 2016 to 2021
$2.7M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA201415NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA035811NIMHD NIH HHS R25 MD007610NIMHD NIH HHS S21 MD000103NIMHD NIH HHS U54 MD007598NIMH NIH HHS U01 MH057716
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSome research has shown that general sense of mastery (i.e., sense of control over the forces that impact one's life) does not have universal causes and consequences in racial groups. For instance, sense of mastery better predicts depression and mortality for non-Hispanic Whites (NHWs) than that of African-Americans (AAs).

objectivesThe objective of this study was to test the heterogeneity in the association between the sense of mastery and income by race in a nationally representative sample of NHW and AA adults.

methodsThis study included a total of 3570 AA and 891 NHW adults who were enrolled to the National Survey of American Life. Variables included race/ethnicity, age, gender, socioeconomic status (SES and household income), and sense of mastery. Linear regression models were applied in the overall sample and also by race.

resultsOverall, high sense of mastery was associated with high household income. In race-specific models, higher levels of sense of mastery were associated with high household income in AAs but not NHWs.

conclusionsRacial differences exist in how sense of mastery and income are correlated. It is not clear whether high income generates more sense of mastery for AAs or high sense of mastery is more essential for generating high income for AAs. Policy-makers and clinicians should be aware that SES and sense of mastery are differently linked in AAs and NHWs.

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African-AmericansBlacksCopingEthnic groupsMasteryRaceRacismSocioeconomic status

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PMID31396545
PMCPMC6686666
OpenAlexW2965040680

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