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The Epidemiology of Coping in African American Adults in the Jackson Heart Study (JHS)
Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities, v 5(5), pp 978-994
01 Oct 2018
PMID: 29218498
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Abstract
Differences in coping within the African American population are not well understood, yet these differences may be critical to reducing stress, improving health, and reducing racial health disparities. Using a descriptive, exploratory analysis of the Jackson Heart Study (N = 5301), we examine correlations between coping responses and associations between coping and demographic, socioeconomic, psychosocial, and neighborhood factors. Overall, coping responses were not strongly correlated and patterns of associations between covariates and coping responses were largely inconsistent. The results suggest that coping varies substantially within this African American population and is driven mainly by psychosocial factors such as spirituality and interpersonal support. Understanding these complex relationships may inform strategies by which to intervene in the stress process to mitigate the effects of stress on health and to identify vulnerable subgroups of African Americans that might need targeted interventions to reduce exposure to stressors and improve coping capacities.
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- Title
- The Epidemiology of Coping in African American Adults in the Jackson Heart Study (JHS)
- Creators
- Allison B. Brenner - University of Michigan–Ann ArborAna Diez-Roux - Drexel UniversitySamson Y. Gebreab - National Institutes of HealthAmy J. Schulz - University of Michigan–Ann ArborMario Sims - University of Mississippi Medical Center
- Publication Details
- Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities, v 5(5), pp 978-994
- Publisher
- Springer Nature
- Number of pages
- 17
- Grant note
- National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, Bethesda, MD HHSN268201300046C; HHSN268201300047C; HHSN268201300048C; HHSN268201300049C; HHSN268201300050C / National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Heart Lung & Blood Institute (NHLBI) P60MD002249 / National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute on Minority Health & Health Disparities (NIMHD) 2P60MD002249 / Michigan Center for Integrative Approaches to Health Disparities - National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Urban Health Collaborative
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000446450400008
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85037342690
- Other Identifier
- 991019168055804721
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