The protective role of racial identity and africentric worldview in the association between racial discrimination and blood pressure

Psychosomatic Medicine

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 509-516

  Neblett Jr , Enrique W ^a   Carter, Sierra E ^a  

^a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Africentric worldview; blood pressure; racial discrimination; racial identity; resilience

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RACE DIFFERENCE; RACISM; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 84862302720     PISSN: 00333174     EISSN: 15347796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PSY.0b013e3182583a50     Document Type: Article

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