Association between perceived racism and physiological stress indices in Native Hawaiians

Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 27-37

  Kaholokula, Joseph Keaweaimoku ^a   Grandinetti, Andrew ^b   Keller, Stefan ^b   Nacapoy, Andrea H ^b   Kingi, Te Kani ^c   Mau, Marjorie K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^c MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Discrimination; Native Hawaiian; Physiological stress; Racism; Salivary cortisol

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ABORIGINE; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD PRESSURE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HAWAII; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; PERCEPTION; PILOT PROJECTS; PREJUDICE; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84858867037     PISSN: 01607715     EISSN: 15733521     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10865-011-9330-z     Document Type: Article

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