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

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.

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.

scholarly journals Long-Term Effects of Stressors on Relationship Well-Being and Parenting Among Rural African American Women

2008 ◽  
Vol 57 (2) ◽  
pp. 117-127 ◽  
Author(s):  
Velma M. Murry ◽  
Amanda W. Harrell ◽  
Gene H. Brody ◽  
Yi-Fu Chen ◽  
Ronald L. Simons ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
African American Women ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Long Term Effects ◽  
American Women

Traditional Femininity Versus Strong Black Women Ideologies and Stress Among Black Women

2018 ◽  
Vol 49 (8) ◽  
pp. 820-841
Author(s):  
Ashlee W. Davis ◽  
Ronald F. Levant ◽  
Shana Pryor
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Black Women ◽  
Gender Role ◽  
African American Women ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Role Stress ◽  
Gender Role Stress ◽  
American Women ◽  
Racial Stress ◽  
Traditional Femininity

The construct of femininity has typically been conceptualized from a Eurocentric perspective as traditional femininity ideology (TFI). This hegemonic femininity construction might not be fully applicable to African American women given their unique history and experiences. Moreover, the strong Black woman ideology (SBWI) which, although formulated during slavery, has become an adaptive and idealized cultural idealization. Both constructs have been associated with stress. The current study sought to investigate the relative strength of the links between TFI versus SBWI and perceived stress among a sample of African American women, and whether these relationships were moderated by feminine gender role stress and racial stress. Participants were 292 African American women recruited via social media and students from a Midwestern university for a web-based survey. As hypothesized, SBWI accounted for unique variance in perceived stress; however, TFI did not explain any of the variance. Results also indicated that gender role stress approached significance in its moderation of the link between TFI and perceived stress, although racial stress did significantly moderate the relationship between SBWI and perceived stress.

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