Racial identity and depression among African American women.

The present study examined the question of whether racial identity among African American women mediated the relationship between gendered racism and anticipated relationship threat. Using the Multicultural Assessment Intervention Process (MAIP) framework, we examined the relationship of gendered racism, racial identity, and anticipated relationship threat among a convenience sample of 411 African American women. A structural model was configured with gendered racism directly predicting anticipated relationship threat and racial identity serving as a mediator. Results indicated that greater levels of perceived gendered racism were associated with greater perceptions of anticipated relationship threat. Racial identity was found to not mediate the association with anticipated relationship threat. Individuals with less education experienced higher levels of concern regarding physical safety and controlling behaviors than those with more education. Implications for future relationship threat research with African American women are discussed.

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Emotional Self-Awareness, Eating Disorders, and Racial Identity Attitudes in African American Women

Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development ◽

10.1002/j.2161-1912.1996.tb00308.x ◽

1996 ◽

Vol 24 (4) ◽

pp. 267-277 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Britta Davis Dinsmore ◽

Brent Mallinckrodt

Keyword(s):

Eating Disorders ◽

African American ◽

Racial Identity ◽

African American Women ◽

Self Awareness ◽

American Women ◽

Racial Identity Attitudes ◽

Identity Attitudes

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Racial Identity Buffers African American Women From Body Image Problems and Disordered Eating

Psychology of Women Quarterly ◽

10.1177/0361684312474799 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 37 (3) ◽

pp. 337-350 ◽

Cited By ~ 22

Author(s):

Laurel B. Watson ◽

Julie R. Ancis ◽

D. Nicholas White ◽

Negar Nazari

Keyword(s):

Body Image ◽

African American ◽

Racial Identity ◽

African American Women ◽

Disordered Eating ◽

American Women ◽

Image Problems

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Racial Identity Profiles Among Suicidal Black Women: A Replication and Extension Study

Journal of Black Studies ◽

10.1177/0021934720935601 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 51 (7) ◽

pp. 685-704

Author(s):

Yara Mekawi ◽

Ciera B. Lewis ◽

Natalie N. Watson-Singleton ◽

Isatou F. Jatta ◽

llana Ander ◽

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Keyword(s):

African American ◽

Racial Identity ◽

Suicidal Ideation ◽

African American Women ◽

Low Income ◽

Latent Profile Analysis ◽

Clinical Sample ◽

Group Identification ◽

American Women ◽

Public Regard

Despite increasing rates of suicidality among African American women, relatively little is known about culturally-specific factors relevant to their suicidality. Thus, our objectives were to: (1) determine whether previously-identified racial identity profiles replicated in a clinical sample of African American women and (2) examine whether profiles differed on suicidal ideation, hopelessness, and depressive symptoms. In a sample of 198 low-income, African American women ( Mage = 36), latent profile analysis supported a 5-class solution: Undifferentiated (average on all subscales), Detached (lower than the average on most subscales), Afrocentric (low public regard, high nationalism), Multiculturalist (high public regard, private regard, centrality), and Alienated (markedly lower than average on all subscales). Subgroups with higher racial group identification and more positive feelings about being African American endorsed less suicidal ideation and hopelessness than other subgroups. This study characterizes patterns of racial identity among a clinical sample and offers insights into how subgroups of individuals with different combinations of racial identity may be more likely to experience suicidality.

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The Role of Enculturation, Racial Identity, and Body Mass Index in the Prediction of Body Dissatisfaction in African American Women

Journal of Black Psychology ◽

10.1177/0095798420904273 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 46 (1) ◽

pp. 3-28

Author(s):

Germine H. Awad ◽

Susan Kashubeck-West ◽

Rashanta A. Bledman ◽

Angela D. Coker ◽

Rebecca D. Stinson ◽

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Keyword(s):

Body Mass Index ◽

African American ◽

Racial Identity ◽

Body Dissatisfaction ◽

African American Women ◽

Body Mass ◽

Female College Students ◽

African American Female ◽

American Women

The purpose of the current study was to examine the role of enculturation and racial identity in the prediction of body dissatisfaction and weight preoccupation in a sample of African American women. Participants consisted of 278 African American female college students enrolled in a large Midwestern university who completed a racial identity measure, an African American enculturation measure, and body dissatisfaction measures. Simultaneous regression results suggested that preencounter self-hatred attitudes were the only racial identity dimension to significantly predict body dissatisfaction. In addition, the level of enculturation significantly predicted body dissatisfaction, suggesting that African American women who were highly enculturated experienced greater body dissatisfaction. Subsequent mediational analyses found that body mass index fully mediated the relationship between enculturation and body dissatisfaction for African American women. Greater enculturation was associated with a higher body mass index, which in turn predicted greater overweight preoccupation. Study implications are discussed.

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