Ethnicity-Related Stress, Mental Health, and Well-Being

Abstract

Ethnicity-related stress and its relation to mental health and physical outcomes for African Americans is discussed. Sources of ethnicity-related stress and coping strategies are identified. The results from two studies on group differences in the mental health-related variable of Negative Affectivity (Neuroticism) are reported. The first study demonstrated African Americans (N=171) to be significantly lower than Caucasians (N=211) on Negative Affectivity facets of anger, discouragement, self-consciousness, and impulsivity. The second study found African Americans (N=135) to be significantly lower than Caucasians (N=149) on the general factor of Negative Affectivity. The importance of identifying mediating factors between ethnic-related stress and outcomes is emphasized.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 28, 2002
Accession Number
AD1072514

Entities

People

  • Judith L. Johnson

Organizations

  • Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • African Americans
  • Caucasians
  • Consciousness
  • Ethnic Groups
  • Health
  • Mental Health
  • Psychological Phenomena And Processes

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Psychological Intervention/Treatment for Stress, Anxiety, PTSD, and Related Emotional and Cognitive Health Symptoms.