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ArticleJournal of racial and ethnic health disparities2024

Mental Health Treatment-Seeking Appraisal, Afrocentric Cultural Norms, and Mental Health Functioning: Buffering Factors of Young Black Men's Externalizing Behavior.

Husain Lateef, Leslie Adams, Donte Bernard, Francine Jellesma, Melody Rachel Konadu Frempong, Baffour Boaten Boahen-Boaten, Benjamin C B Leach, Ellie Borgstrom, Portia B Nartey

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Article in Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Husain LateefWashington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA. hlateef@wustl.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-3935-8718
Leslie AdamsJohns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Donte BernardUniversity of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA.
Francine JellesmaWashington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA.
Melody Rachel Konadu FrempongWashington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA.
Baffour Boaten Boahen-BoatenWashington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA.
Benjamin C B LeachWashington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA.
Ellie BorgstromWashington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA.
Portia B NarteyWashington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA.
Washington University in St. Louis · USJohns Hopkins University · USUniversity of Missouri · US

Funding

Uncovering proximal antecedents to Black male suicide using real-time approachesK01MH127310 · NIMH · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI Leslie Bernice Adams · 2022 to 2026
$984k
Novel Mixed-Method Research and Training in Trauma and Mental Health Disparities Among Black YouthK23MD016168 · NIMHD · UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-COLUMBIA · PI BERNARD, DONTE · 2021 to 2025
$910k
NIMHD NIH HHS K23 MD016168NIMH NIH HHS K01 MH127310
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundDepression rates are disproportionately high among Black American Men. This disparity--compounded by low mental healthcare seeking rates and high incorrect diagnosis rates in men--could be related to masculine norms, including self-reliance, restrictive emotionality, and stoicism. Furthermore, men are more likely to engage in externalized behavior, such as aggression, to cope with mental health challenges; this pattern is influenced by cultural and environmental factors. Contrary to these detrimental factors, social relationships, belief in social networks, and collectivism have been associated with positive mental health in these populations. Similarly, an Afrocentric worldview (including concepts like Ubuntu and African self-consciousness) has been hypothesized to promote positive mental health outcomes among Black American men. However, little research exists on harnessing these factors as a means of increasing health-seeking behaviors in young Black males.

aimTo elucidate the effect of region, depression, African humanism, collectivism, and help-seeking values and needs concerning aggression in young Black males.

methodThis study included Black or African American participants (n = 428) identifying as male, aged 18-25 years, who responded to a Qualtrics survey with questions on region, aggression, depression, African humanism, collectivism, and help-seeking value and need.

resultsHierarchical linear regression revealed that collectivism, humanness, value, and the need for seeking treatment were inversely associated with aggression (p < 0.001). DISCUSSION/

conclusionHighlighting the effect of cultural norms and help-seeking behaviors and the aggravating effect of depression on aggression in young Black males can help to develop aggression-mitigating interventions rooted in Afrocentric Norms.

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AggressionBlack or African AmericanDepressionPatient Acceptance of Health CareAdolescentAdultHumansMaleMental HealthMental Health ServicesYoung AdultAfrocentric normsAggressionBlack malesDepressionHelp-seekingUbuntu

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