Impact of Voluntary Participation in a Community Fitness Center on the Health and Well-Being of African American Women Over 40 Years of Age

2007 ◽  
Vol 107 (8) ◽  
pp. A99
Author(s):  
C. Carlin ◽  
P. Choitz ◽  
V. Valdmanis
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
African American Women ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Voluntary Participation ◽  
Fitness Center ◽  
American Women ◽  
Community Fitness ◽  
Over 40 Years ◽  
Health And Well Being

Addressing Health Concerns of Pregnant African American Women Using the Lens of Complexity Theory

2014 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 258-264
Author(s):  
Traci Sims
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
African American Women ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
American Women ◽  
Science Theory ◽  
Health And Well Being

Pregnant African American women are at higher risk for multiple complex health issues, including depression, than their European American counterparts (Canady, Bullen, Holzman, Broman, & Tian, 2008; Martin et al, 2011; Mathews & MacDorman, 2007; Orr, Blazer, & James, 2006; Segre, Losch, & O’Hara, 2006). Various strategies must be used to address depression through preventive care and promotion of access to appropriate mental health services. Nurses and other health care providers need to examine the relationships between the multifactorial problems to improve the health and well-being of pregnant African American women and their unborn children. This article presents a case study demonstrating the use of complexity science theory to understand and prevent poor health outcomes for pregnant African American women with depression and their unborn children.

Existential Well-Being, Drug Abuse, and Parenting Stress in African American Women

2014 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 686-699 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dorian A. Lamis ◽  
Lindsey M. West ◽  
Natasha Mehta ◽  
Claire Lisco ◽  
Nicholas Tarantino ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Drug Abuse ◽  
Parenting Stress ◽  
African American Women ◽  
Well Being ◽  
American Women

African American Women Seeking Strength in Romance and Family Relationships

2017 ◽  
pp. 193-211
Author(s):  
Maudry-Beverley Lashley ◽  
Vanessa Marshall ◽  
TyWanda McLaurin-Jones
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
African American Women ◽  
Family Relationships ◽  
Synergistic Effects ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Family Interactions ◽  
Family Dynamic ◽  
American Women ◽  
Mental Well Being

Family interactions play a central role in creating relationships. The dynamic roles of intersectionality and biopsychosocial factors including culture, race, gender and environments stimulate the synergistic effects of relationships. Sociocultural contexts provide meaning to individual lives. The mechanisms within a family dynamic impact the formation of life decisions and overall health, spiritual and mental well-being. The purpose of this chapter is to explain and expand on how many African American women and LGBTQ couples create and interpret family dynamics and romantic relationships; specifically investigating the influential impact of kinship support, the role of the sandwich generation and the occupation of the Black woman as a primary caregiver.

scholarly journals PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING IN ELDERLY AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN VOLUNTEERS

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (suppl_1) ◽  
pp. 1219-1220
Author(s):  
H. Hendrie ◽  
B. Steve ◽  
S. Gao ◽  
E. Brown ◽  
J. Beaven ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
African American Women ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
American Women ◽  
Women Volunteers

Intimate Partner Sexual Coercion Mediates the Childhood Sexual Abuse–Suicidal Ideation Link Among African American Women

2016 ◽  
Vol 43 (3) ◽  
pp. 305-324 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dorian A. Lamis ◽  
Courtenay E. Cavanaugh ◽  
Maria H. Anastasiades ◽  
Amanda Garcia-Williams ◽  
Claudine Anderson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
African American ◽  
Suicidal Ideation ◽  
Childhood Sexual Abuse ◽  
African American Women ◽  
Sexual Coercion ◽  
Suicide Ideation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
American Women

Suicide is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among women. Childhood sexual abuse (CSA) and intimate partner violence are significant risk factors for suicidal ideation among women. The purpose of this study was to examine the interrelationships among these three constructs and test if intimate partner sexual coercion may explain the CSA–suicidal ideation link. African American women ( N = 141) completed an assessment of childhood trauma, intimate partner sexual coercion, and suicide ideation. A significant positive correlation was found between CSA and sexual coercion, between CSA and suicidal ideation, and between sexual coercion and suicidal ideation. Also, intimate partner sexual coercion was found to mediate the relationship between CSA and suicidal ideation when controlling for covariates such as spiritual well-being, self-esteem, and barriers to services. The association between CSA and suicidal ideation may be explained by sexual revictimization in the context of an intimate relationship among African American women. Clinically, practitioners should engage in regular screening for suicide ideation among African American women who have experienced CSA and intimate partner sexual coercion.

Health Status Among Urban African American Women: Associations Among Well-Being, Perceived Stress, and Demographic Factors

2004 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deborah Rohm Young ◽  
Xiaoxing He ◽  
Jeanine Genkinger ◽  
Marcella Sapun ◽  
Iris Mabry ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Health Status ◽  
African American Women ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Demographic Factors ◽  
Well Being ◽  
American Women

African American Family Structure

2000 ◽  
Vol 21 (7) ◽  
pp. 838-857 ◽  
Author(s):  
JAMES HERBERT WILLIAMS ◽  
WENDY F. AUSLANDER ◽  
CHERYL A. HOUSTON ◽  
HOPE KREBILL ◽  
DEBRA HAIRE-JOSHU
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Family Structure ◽  
African American Women ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Social Psychological ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Family Structures ◽  
American Women ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Economic Well Being

This study addresses the following research questions: (a) What are the various types of family structures that exist in urban African American households? and (b) to what extent do differences in family structure influence social, psychological, and economic well-being as reported by urban African American women? The authors present findings from 301 African American women who participated in a community-based nutrition prevention program in a large Midwestern urban center. This study's results indicate that family structure has more influence on African American women's economic well-being than do social and psycho-logical factors. Implications of these findings for intervention are presented.

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