Race-related stress and hopelessness in community-based African American adults: Moderating role of social support
| dc.contributor.author | Odafe, Mary O. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Salami, Temilola K. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Walker, Rheeda L. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-02-26T22:28:18Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-02-26T22:28:18Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2017-10 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Objectives: The mental health outcomes associated with racial discrimination are well documented in scientific literature. Despite strong links to mental illness, hopelessness is largely overlooked as a consequence of discrimination in empirical research. The current study examined the association of race-related stress and hopelessness in a community sample of African American adults. Utilizing a risk-resilience framework, we examined multiple dimensions of social support as plausible protective factors against the negative effects of race-related stress. Method: Self-report measures of race-related stress (Index of Race Related Stress—Brief; Utsey & Ponterotto, 1996), hopelessness (Beck Hopelessness Scale; Beck, Weissman, Lester, & Trexler, 1974), and social support (Interpersonal Support Evaluation List; Cohen & Hoberman, 1983) were completed by a sample of African American adults (N = 243; mean age = 35.89 years). Results: Multiple regression analyses were conducted to assess the main and interactive effects of race-related stress and three dimensions of social support (appraisal, belonging, and self-esteem) in relation to hopelessness ratings. All dimensions of social support were associated with self-reported hopelessness, with the self-esteem dimension emerging as the strongest predictor. Though self-esteem social support buffered the role of race-related stress on self-reported hopelessness, appraisal and belonging support did not. Conclusions: Individual and collective morale for one’s racial group (via self-esteem social support) may be especially valuable for African Americans who face racial discrimination. Findings highlight the importance of culturally relevant factors that may ameliorate the effects of race-related stress. | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Copyright 2017 Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology. This is a post-print, peer-reviewed version of a published paper that is available at: http://psycnet.apa.org/buy/2017-25702-001. Recommended citation: Odafe, Mary O., Temilola K. Salami, and Rheeda L. Walker. "Race-related stress and hopelessness in community-based African American adults: Moderating role of social support." Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology 23, no. 4 (2017): 561. This item has been deposited in accordance with publisher copyright and licensing terms and with the author’s permission. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10657/2356 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | |
| dc.publisher | Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology | |
| dc.title | Race-related stress and hopelessness in community-based African American adults: Moderating role of social support | |
| dc.type | article |