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
Jan 01, 2001
Accession Number
ADA399784

Entities

People

  • Judith L. Johnson

Organizations

  • Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • African Americans
  • Cardiovascular Physiological Phenomena
  • Caucasians
  • Consciousness
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Ethnic Groups
  • Health
  • Hypertension
  • Medical Personnel
  • Mental Health
  • Minority Groups
  • Personality
  • Prejudice
  • Psychological Phenomena And Processes
  • Psychology
  • Social Psychology
  • Sociology

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

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