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Negative Social Contextual Stressors and Somatic Symptoms Among Young Black Males: An Exploratory Study

Year: 2015

Type: article

Abstract: = 74) after accounting for background and psychological characteristics. Using Cunningham and Spencer's Black Male Experiences Measure, negative social contextual stressors connoted those experiences connected to the personal attributes, devaluation, and negative imagery of young Black males, such as being followed when entering a store or police or security guards asking them what they are doing when hanging out (e.g., in the park or playground or on the street corner). Results showed that such stressors made a unique and significant contribution to the experience of somatic symptoms. Future research directions and implications for addressing the larger societal perceptions of young Black males are discussed.

Source: Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment

DOI: 10.1080/10911359.2015.1039155

Authors: Lionel D. Scott, Henrika McCoy

Institutions: Georgia State University, University of Illinois Chicago

Language: English

Topic: Racial and Ethnic Identity Research

Subfield: Sociology and Political Science

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: green

Funder: National Institute of Mental Health