Coping with perceived racism: A significant factor in the development of obesity in African American women?

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 103, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 602-608

  Mwendwa, Denee T ^a   Gholson, Georica ^a   Sims, Regina C ^a   Levy, Shellie Anne ^a   Ali, Mana ^a   Harrell, C Jules ^a   Callender, Clive O ^b   Campbell Jr , Alfonso L ^a  

^a HOWARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Coping; Obesity; Racism; Stress; Women's health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; OBESITY; PERCEIVED RACISM SCALE; PERCEIVED STRESS SCALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; RACISM; RATING SCALE; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PREJUDICE; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80555124940     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0027-9684(15)30386-2     Document Type: Article

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