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JOURNAL OF HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY
Volume 26, Issue 14, Pages 2841-2850Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
DOI: 10.1177/1359105320937073
Keywords
African Americans; discrimination; hypertension; psychological health; perceived control
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- T32 Research Training Program in Cardiovascular Epidemiology and Prevention at Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Department of Preventive Medicine
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This study found that discrimination negatively impacts the psychological health of African American individuals with hypertension, leading to increased psychological distress and decreased psychological well-being through a reduction in perceived control.
Hypertensive individuals represent a vulnerable population regarding psychological health. While African Americans are disproportionally burdened with hypertension, pathways predicting their psychological health remain understudied. We examine if discrimination is associated with psychological health, through an indirect effect of perceived control within a sample of African American individuals with prevalent hypertension (n= 990). Discrimination was significantly associated with an increase psychological distress and a decrease in psychological well-being through a reduction in perceived control, supporting Minority Stress Theory. Cardiovascular disease risk factor management implications are discussed.
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