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Underlying mechanisms in the relationship between Africentric worldview and depressive symptoms.

Year: 2010

Type: article

Abstract: This study examines underlying mechanisms in the relationship between an Africentric worldview and depressive symptoms. Participants were 112 African American young adults. An Africentric worldview buffered the association between perceived stress and depressive symptoms. The relationship between an Africentric worldview and depressive symptoms was mediated by perceived stress and emotion-focused coping. These findings highlight the protective function of an Africentric worldview in the context of African Americans' stress experiences and psychological health and offer promise for enhancing African American mental health service delivery and treatment interventions.

Source: Journal of Counseling Psychology

DOI: 10.1037/a0017710

Authors: Enrique W. Neblett, Wizdom Powell Hammond, Eleanor K. Seaton, Tiffany G. Townsend

Institutions: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Georgetown University

Language: English

Topic: Racial and Ethnic Identity Research

Subfield: Sociology and Political Science

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funders: National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development