Heart Rate Variability as a Physiological Moderator of the Relationship Between Race-Related Stress and Psychological Distress in African Americans

Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 250-253

  Utsey, Shawn O ^a   Hook, Joshua N ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; heart rate variability; psychological distress; race related stress; racism

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BRIEF SYMPTOM INVENTORY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CULTURAL FACTOR; DISTRESS SYNDROME; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SOCIAL PROBLEM;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; PREJUDICE; SEX FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 34548833597     PISSN: 10999809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1099-9809.13.3.250     Document Type: Article

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