Gender differences in African Americans' reactions to and coping with discrimination: Results from The National Study of American Life

Sullivan, Jas M.; Harman, Moriah; Sullivan, Samaah

doi:10.1002/jcop.22677

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“…As the strongest relationship identified in our model, results also revealed that people of color (in this case, participants identifying as a race other than White) showed significantly higher interest in pursuing TIC training than participants identifying as White. It is possible that this increased interest is related to the greater trauma experienced by people of color in the United States due to overt racism and microaggressions (Sullivan et al, 2021), and higher rates of PTSD experienced by adults and older adults in some visible minority groups (Davison et al, 2021). Considered in conjunction with age, this finding indicates that TIC interest varies by some—but not all (e.g., gender)—sociodemographic characteristics.…”

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High Interest in Pursuing Trauma-Informed Care in Nursing Home Social Services Directors

Kusmaul

Becker

Hector³

et al. 2023

J Appl Gerontol

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This study explored nursing home social services directors’ interest in pursuing trauma-informed care (TIC) training, and individual and organizational characteristics associated with their interest. Data from the 2019 National Nursing Home Social Services Directors Survey, a national cross-sectional survey, were used. Measures sought information on participants’ interest in TIC training, sociodemographic characteristics, and characteristics of employing nursing homes. Descriptive statistics and multivariate binary logistic regression analyses were used. Of the 924 respondents, 880 (95.2%) were included in the analysis. Most (71.7%) expressed high interest in TIC training. Younger age, fewer years of nursing home social services experience, being degreed and licensed in social work, and being a person of color were associated with greater odds of high interest in TIC training. Neither nursing home ownership nor social services staffing ratio was significantly associated with interest in TIC training. As policy requires TIC in nursing homes, these findings present a first step towards understanding implementation.

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High Interest in Pursuing Trauma-Informed Care in Nursing Home Social Services Directors

Kusmaul

Becker

Hector³

et al. 2023

J Appl Gerontol

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“…I was also unable to study individual perceptions regarding the controllability of stressors, an important factor in the study of stress, coping, and mental health (Folkman, 1984; Taylor and Stanton, 2007). One recent study found important gender differences in discrimination-related coping among African Americans (Sullivan et al, 2021). Although beyond the scope of the present analysis, future research should further investigate how gender shapes coping and mental health among African Americans.…”

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Chronic Stress, Coping, and Mental Health Among Older African Americans

Mouzon

2022

J Aging Health

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Objectives African Americans experience relatively low rates of mental disorder despite being disproportionately exposed to psychosocial stressors. Coping is an understudied area that may help explain the mental health resilience among this population. Methods Using data from the National Survey of American Life, I use negative binomial logistic regression to investigate the relationships between stress exposure/appraisal, ten coping responses, and mental health among older African American adults. Results Seven of 10 coping responses were predictive of psychological distress. I also found evidence of moderation for six responses. Active coping, instrumental social support, looking for something good in what has happened, and two measures of acceptance were protective against psychological distress associated with high levels of stress. Substance use generally exacerbated the association between stress and psychological distress. Discussion Problem-focused coping and acceptance responses were effective coping strategies for older African Americans under high levels of stress exposure/appraisal.

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“…Although race discrimination affects the mental health of both men and women, women may also be experiencing sex discrimination [ 52 ]. This is another component that could have contributed to more significant LLS, BMI, and CRP relationships in females compared to male participants of our study.…”

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Lower Life Satisfaction and Inflammation in African American Adults: Body Adiposity Mediation and Sex Moderation

Wickrama

Ralston

Ilich

2022

JPM

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Both lower life satisfaction (LLS) and chronic inflammation are underlying conditions for numerous diseases. We investigated their associations in African American adults, within the context of three hypotheses: (a) perceived LLS will be positively associated with inflammation measured by serum C-reactive protein (CRP); (b) this association will be mediated by body adiposity; and (c) these associations will be moderated by sex. Participants (n = 83; >45 years; 59% women) were a subsample of a larger church-based intervention to reduce cardiovascular risks and were assessed at baseline and after 6 months. Body adiposity (BMI/hip/waist circumferences) was measured by standardized methods and CRP with ELISA. LLS was self-reported. The analyses were conducted in the structural equation modeling (SEM) framework. The direct relationship between LLS and CRP was significant for all participants but was mediated by BMI/hip/waist circumferences. Multi-group SEM analysis provided evidence for sex moderation by showing that the mediating pathway from LLS to CRP through BMI, and to a lesser extent through hip/waist circumferences, was significant only in women. In conclusion, perceived LLS was positively associated with the level of inflammation mediated by BMI/hip/waist circumference, with the association between LLS and CRP being stronger in women. These findings contribute to the current literature untangling mediation/moderation processes in which perceived LLS may contribute to adiposity-related inflammation. They also add to precision medicine development, suggesting that stress and inflammation-reducing interventions should focus on African Americans, particularly women.

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Gender differences in African Americans' reactions to and coping with discrimination: Results from The National Study of American Life

Cited by 9 publications

References 41 publications

High Interest in Pursuing Trauma-Informed Care in Nursing Home Social Services Directors

High Interest in Pursuing Trauma-Informed Care in Nursing Home Social Services Directors

Chronic Stress, Coping, and Mental Health Among Older African Americans

Lower Life Satisfaction and Inflammation in African American Adults: Body Adiposity Mediation and Sex Moderation

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