African American Women Seeking Strength in Romance and Family Relationships

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.

African American Women and Mental Well-Being: The Triangulation of Race, Gender, and Socioeconomic Status

A Handbook for the Study of Mental Health ◽

10.1017/cbo9780511984945.019 ◽

2012 ◽

pp. 291-305 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Verna M. Keith ◽

Diane R. Brown

Keyword(s):

Socioeconomic Status ◽

African American ◽

African American Women ◽

Well Being ◽

American Women ◽

African American Women and Mental Well-Being: The Intersection of Race, Gender, and Socioeconomic Status

A Handbook for the Study of Mental Health ◽

10.1017/9781316471289.019 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 304-321

Author(s):

Verna M. Keith ◽

Diane R. Brown

Keyword(s):

Socioeconomic Status ◽

African American ◽

African American Women ◽

Well Being ◽

American Women ◽

The intersection of religion and mental well-being amongst African-American women

Journal of Religion & Spirituality in Social Work Social Thought ◽

10.1080/15426432.2020.1784070 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 39 (3) ◽

pp. 225-247

Author(s):

Christine Y. Wiley

Keyword(s):

African American ◽

African American Women ◽

Well Being ◽

American Women ◽

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

International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction ◽

10.1007/s11469-014-9503-4 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 12 (5) ◽

pp. 686-699 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

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 ◽

PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING IN ELDERLY AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN VOLUNTEERS

Innovation in Aging ◽

10.1093/geroni/igx004.4432 ◽

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

Predictors of Self-Reported Physical Symptoms in Low-Income, Inner-City African American Women: The Role of Optimism, Depressive Symptoms, and Chronic Illness

Psychology of Women Quarterly ◽

10.1111/j.1471-6402.2004.00128.x ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 28 (2) ◽

pp. 112-121 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Deborah J. Jones ◽

Cara O'Connell ◽

Mary Gound ◽

Laurie Heller ◽

Rex Forehand

Keyword(s):

African American ◽

Depressive Symptoms ◽

Chronic Illness ◽

Inner City ◽

African American Women ◽

Low Income ◽

Physical Symptoms ◽

Abstract 1465: Regulatory role of miRNA-661 in triple-negative breast cancer of African American women

10.1158/1538-7445.am2017-1465 ◽

2017 ◽

Author(s):

Aline S. Fonseca ◽

Selene Elifio-Esposito ◽

Marilesia F. Souza ◽

Akanksha Mahajan ◽

Yara R. Zabala ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Breast Cancer ◽

African American ◽

African American Women ◽

Triple Negative Breast Cancer ◽

Triple Negative ◽

Regulatory Role ◽

The mediating role of empowerment for African American women experiencing intimate partner violence.

Psychological Trauma Theory Research Practice and Policy ◽

10.1037/a0017470 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 2 (4) ◽

pp. 266-272 ◽

Cited By ~ 34

Author(s):

Caroline Vaile Wright ◽

Sara Perez ◽

Dawn M. Johnson

Keyword(s):

Intimate Partner Violence ◽

African American ◽

African American Women ◽

Partner Violence ◽

Intimate Partner ◽

American Women ◽

Mediating Role

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

Journal of Black Psychology ◽

10.1177/0095798416644885 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 43 (3) ◽

pp. 305-324 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

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 ◽

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.