scholarly journals Mediators of the relationship between racial identity and life satisfaction in a community sample of African American women and men.

2011 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 89-97 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stevie C. Y. Yap ◽  
Isis H. Settles ◽  
Jennifer S. Pratt-Hyatt
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
African American ◽  
Racial Identity ◽  
African American Women ◽  
Community Sample ◽  
American Women ◽  
The Relationship

Does African American Women’s Racial Identity Mediate Gendered Racism on Anticipated Relationship Threat?

2019 ◽  
pp. 088626051987230
Author(s):  
Giana N. Young ◽  
Glenn Gamst ◽  
Lawrence S. Meyers ◽  
Aghop Der-Karabetian ◽  
Cheryl T. Grills
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Racial Identity ◽  
African American Women ◽  
Structural Model ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Gendered Racism ◽  
American Women ◽  
Relationship Threat ◽  
Multicultural Assessment ◽  
The Relationship

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.

African American Women and Obesity Through the Prism of Race

2017 ◽  
Vol 45 (3) ◽  
pp. 371-380 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francoise Knox-Kazimierczuk ◽  
Karly Geller ◽  
Sherrill Sellers ◽  
Denise Taliaferro Baszile ◽  
Meredith Smith-Shockley
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Racial Identity ◽  
African American Women ◽  
Scientific Literature ◽  
American Women ◽  
Obesity Epidemic ◽  
Obesity Research ◽  
Health Habit ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Self Administered Questionnaire

Background. There are minimal studies focusing on African American women and obesity, and there are even fewer studies examining obesity through a critical race theoretical framework. African American obesity research has largely focused on individual and community interventions, which have not been sufficient to reverse the obesity epidemic. Purpose. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between race and body mass index (BMI) for African American women. Method. Previously collected data from the National Survey of American Life Self-Administered Questionnaire, 2001-2003 (NSAL-SAQ) was analyzed for this study. The NSAL-SAQ dedicated a section to the exploration of group and personal identity, along with having anthropometric data and health habit questions to be able to conduct analyses for associations between the racial identity dimensions and obesity. Results. Multiple linear regression was used to examine the constructs of racial identity on BMI comparing standardized coefficients (β) and R2adj values. Results indicated participants ascribing more to the stereotype of “Blacks giving up easily” (β = 0.527, p = .000) showed an increased BMI. Additionally, the negative stereotype of “Blacks being violent” (β = 0.663, p = .000) and “Blacks being lazy” (β = 0.506, p = .001) was associated with an increased BMI. Conclusions. Based on these finds high negative racial regard is associated with increased weight. This study contributes uniquely to the scientific literature, focusing on the construct of racial identity and obesity in African American women.

Racial Identity: A Protective Factor Decreasing Suicidality in At-Risk, African American Women

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jalika C. Street ◽  
Farah Taha ◽  
Ashley D. Jones ◽  
Kamilah A. Jones ◽  
Erika R. Carr ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
African American ◽  
Racial Identity ◽  
African American Women ◽  
Protective Factor ◽  
American Women
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