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ArticleHealth psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association2025

Skin-deep resilience in the Black women's experiences living with lupus study.

Kara W Chung, Connor D Martz, Brendan Lutz, Natalie Slopen, Bridget J Goosby, Tamika Webb-Detiege, David H Chae

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Kara W ChungDepartment of Social, Behavioral, and Population Sciences, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Tulane University.ORCID 0000-0001-8048-2158
Connor D MartzPopulation Research Center, University of Texas at Austin.
Brendan LutzEdward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine-Auburn Campus.
Natalie SlopenDepartment of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health.
Bridget J GoosbyPopulation Research Center, University of Texas at Austin.
Tamika Webb-DetiegeDepartment of Rheumatology, Ochsner Medical Center.
David H ChaeDepartment of Social, Behavioral, and Population Sciences, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Tulane University.

Funding

Training Program in Population StudiesT32HD007081 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AUSTIN · PI Aprile Dawn Benner, Abigail Mae Weitzman · 1985 to 2026
$6.8M
Scientific & Technical CoreP2CHD042849 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN · PI Catherine A Calder · 2017 to 2026
$5.2M
Psychosocial Factors and Lupus Disease Progression Among African American WomenR01AR065493 · NIAMS · UNIV OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK · PI CHAE, H. DAVID, LIM, SUNG SAM · 2014 to 2022
$4.2M
Biopsyochosocial Mechanisms of Lupus Progression in African American WomenF31AR076234 · NIAMS · AUBURN UNIVERSITY AT AUBURN · PI MARTZ, CONNOR D. · 2019 to 2020
$78k
National Institute of Child Health and Human DevelopmentNIAMS NIH HHS F31 AR076234NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR065493NICHD NIH HHS P2C HD042849NICHD NIH HHS T32 HD007081
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Abstract

objectiveThe skin-deep resilience hypothesis suggests that Black Americans from disadvantaged backgrounds who attain academic or professional success despite social obstacles may paradoxically experience adverse physical health outcomes. This study examined skin-deep resilience among a sample of Black women with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), a disease sensitive to psychosocial stress.

methodData were from 426 Black women with SLE from metropolitan Atlanta, Georgia, United States, recruited to the Black Women's Experiences Living with Lupus (BeWELL) Study. Multivariable linear regression models examined cross-sectional associations between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and SLE disease activity, and whether educational attainment and racial discrimination moderated this relationship.

resultsThere was a significant three-way interaction between educational attainment, ACEs, and racial discrimination,

conclusionFindings indicate that among Black women living with SLE, resilience to childhood adversity conferred worse physical health resulting from greater exposure to racial discrimination. Although educational attainment is traditionally conceptualized as protective for health, it may come with unintended physiological tolls for high-achieving Black women with SLE from disadvantaged backgrounds. Interventions aimed at "building resilience" without addressing underlying structural and social inequities could exacerbate racial health inequities. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved).

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Adverse Childhood ExperiencesBlack or African AmericanLupus Erythematosus, SystemicRacismResilience, PsychologicalAdultCross-Sectional StudiesEducational StatusFemaleGeorgiaHumansMiddle Aged

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PMID40193435
PMCPMC12362522

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