Accession Number:

ADA399784

Title:

Ethnicity-related Stress, Mental Health, and Well-being

Descriptive Note:

Research rept. May-Jul 2001

Corporate Author:

DEFENSE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY MANAGEMENT INST PATRICK AFB FL

Personal Author(s):

• Johnson, Judith L.

Report Date:

2001-01-01

Pagination or Media Count:

18.0

Abstract:

Ethnicity-related stress and its relation to mental health and physical outcomes for African Americans is discussed. Sources of ethnicity-related stress and coping strategies are identified. The results from two studies on group differences in the mental health-related variable of Negative Affectivity Neuroticism are reported. The first study demonstrated African Americans N 171 to be significantly lower than Caucasians N 211 on Negative Affectivity facets of anger, discouragement, self-consciousness, and impulsivity. The second study found African Americans N 135 to be significantly lower than Caucasians N 149 on the general factor of Negative Affectivity. The importance of identifying mediating factors between ethnic-related stress and outcomes is emphasized.

Descriptors:

• *STRESS(PHYSIOLOGY)
• *ETHNIC GROUPS
• *MENTAL HEALTH
• STRESS(PSYCHOLOGY)
• DISCRIMINATION
• CAUCASIANS
• AFRICAN AMERICANS

Subject Categories:

• Sociology and Law
• Psychology
• Stress Physiology

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE