Low-income African-American women talk about stress

Journal of Social Distress and the Homeless

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 249-263

  McCallum, Debra Moehle ^a   Arnold, Susan E ^b   Bolland, John M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Poverty; Stress; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036089959     PISSN: 10530789     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1015781014139     Document Type: Article

References (17)

1. Banyard, V. L. (1995). "Taking another route": Daily survival narratives from mothers who are homeless. American Journal of Community Psychology, 23, 871-891.
2. Billings, A. G., & Moos, R. H. (1984). Coping, stress, and social resources among adults with unipolar depression. Journal of Personality and Social Paychology, 46, 877-891.
3. Bolland, J. M., & McCallum, D. M. (in press). Resident participation and community mobilization in high-poverty inner-city neighborhoods. Urban Affairs Review.
4. Chadwick B. A., & Heaton, T. B. (1996). Statistical handbook on adolescents in America. Phoenix, AZ: Oryx Press.
5. Cohen, S., Kessler, R. C., & Gordon, L. U. (1997). Measuring stress: A guide for health and social scientists. New York: Oxford University Press.
6. Darity, W., & Pitt, E. (1979). Health status of black Americans. In The state of black America 1979. New York: National Urban League.
7. Dohrenwend, B., Krasnoff, L., Askenasy, A., & Dohrenwend, B. (1978). Exemplification of a method for scaling life events: The PERI Life Events Scale. Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 19, 205-229.
8. Dressler, W. W. (1985). Extended family relationships, social support and mental health in a southern black community. Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 26, 39-48.
9. Dressler, W. W. (1992). Culture, stress, and depressive symptoms: Building and testing a model in a specific setting. In J. J. Poggie, B. R. DeWal & W. W. Dressler (Eds.), Anthropological research: Process and application. New York: SUNY Press.
10. Hill, R. (1980). Black families in the 70's. In The state of black America 1980. New York: National Urban League.
11. Lazarus, R. S., & Folkman, S. (1984). Stress, appraisal, and coping. New York: Springer.
12. Lott, B., & Bullock, H. E. (2001). Who are the poor? Journal of Social Issues, 57 189-206.
13. Markush, R. F., & Favero, R. V. (1974). Epidemiologic assessment of stressful life events, depressed mood, and psychophysiological symptoms. In B. S. Dohrenwend & B. P. Dohrenwend (Eds.), Stressful life events. New York: Wiley.
14. Miller, T. W. (1996). Current measures in the assessment of stressful life events. In T. W. Miller (Ed.), Theory and assessment of stressful life events (pp. 209-234). Madison, CT: International Universities Press.
15. Pearlin, L. J., Lieberman, M. A., Menaghan, E. G., & Mullan, J. T. (1981). The stress process. Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 22, 337-356.
16. Watts-Jones, D. (1990). Toward a stress scale for African-American women. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 14, 271-275.
17. Zalaquett, C. P., & Wood, R. J. (1997). Evaluating stress. A book of resources. Lanham, MD: The Scarecrow Press.