期刊
BEHAVIOUR RESEARCH AND THERAPY
卷 115, 期 -, 页码 121-128出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2018.10.008
关键词
Psychological distress; Social support; Discrimination; African Americans; Resilience
资金
- University of Houston
- University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
- National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health through The University of Texas MD Anderson's Cancer Center Support Grant [CA016672]
- Duncan Family Institute through the Center for Community-Engaged Translational Research
- National Institute on Drug Abuse [R01 DA034739]
- National Cancer Institute [P20 CA221697, P20 CA221696]
- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism [K99 AA025394]
Discrimination is a pervasive stressor among African-American adults. Social support is an important protective factor for psychological distress, especially among minority populations. Although a number of studies have examined social support in relation to discrimination, little research has examined how social support may serve as an important protective factor against both physical and psychological symptoms related to overall psycho. logical distress within this group. The current study examined social support as a moderator of the relationship between discrimination and overall psychological distress as measured by the Brief Symptom Inventory among a community sample of 122 African-American church-going adults. Results indicated that social support buffered the associations of discrimination and overall psychological distress (p < 0.0001) in expected directions. Findings highlight the importance of cultivating strong social relationships to attenuate the effects of this social determinant on mental health disparities among this group.
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