Powerlessness, destiny, and control: The influence on health behaviors of African Americans

Journal of Community Health

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 15-27

  Lee Green, B ^b   Lewis, Rhonda K ^a   Min, Qi Wang ^c   Person, Sharina ^d   Rivers, Brian ^e  

^a WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^d University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Beliefs; Destiny; Fate

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BREAST EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ADOLESCENT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELIGION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; ALABAMA; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; CULTURE; DECISION MAKING; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; RISK-TAKING; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 3543128916     PISSN: 00945145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JOHE.0000007442.70657.75     Document Type: Article

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