Background: African American women have an elevated risk for experiencing depressive symptoms, and discrimination, stress, and coping contribute to symptoms of depression. Aims: We aimed to examine the associations between discrimination, stress, and coping on symptoms of depression among young African American mothers. Methods: In this retrospective study, we utilized a hierarchical linear regression to explore the effects of perceived racial discrimination, stress, and general and discrimination-related coping responses on depressive symptoms in a sample of African American mothers (N = 250). The data were drawn from the Intergenerational Impact of Genetic and Psychological Factors on Blood Pressure study (InterGEN), a study conducted between 2014 and 2019 and based in Connecticut. Results: After accounting for maternal age, level of education, and income, greater perceived racial discrimination (p = .03), higher levels of stress (p < .001), greater engagement in avoidance coping (p < .001), and use of passive coping responses to discrimination (p = .04) were uniquely associated with increased depressive symptoms. Other forms of coping, specifically, problem-solving and support seeking, did not appear to influence depressive symptoms in this sample. Conclusion: The findings highlight the negative impact of discrimination, heightened stress, and maladaptive coping on the emotional health of young African American mothers.
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Florida State Univ, Coll Nursing, Ctr Populat Sci & Hlth Equ, 2010 Levy Ave, Tallahassee, FL 32310 USAFlorida State Univ, Coll Nursing, Ctr Populat Sci & Hlth Equ, 2010 Levy Ave, Tallahassee, FL 32310 USA
Millender, Eugenia
Barile, John P.
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Univ Hawaii Manoa, Dept Psychol, 2530 Dole St,Sakamaki Hall C404, Honolulu, HI 96822 USAFlorida State Univ, Coll Nursing, Ctr Populat Sci & Hlth Equ, 2010 Levy Ave, Tallahassee, FL 32310 USA
Barile, John P.
Bagneris, Jessica R.
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Florida State Univ, Coll Nursing, Ctr Populat Sci & Hlth Equ, 2010 Levy Ave, Tallahassee, FL 32310 USAFlorida State Univ, Coll Nursing, Ctr Populat Sci & Hlth Equ, 2010 Levy Ave, Tallahassee, FL 32310 USA
Bagneris, Jessica R.
Harris, Rachel M.
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Florida State Univ, Coll Nursing, Ctr Populat Sci & Hlth Equ, 2010 Levy Ave, Tallahassee, FL 32310 USAFlorida State Univ, Coll Nursing, Ctr Populat Sci & Hlth Equ, 2010 Levy Ave, Tallahassee, FL 32310 USA
Harris, Rachel M.
De Faria, Ludmila
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Univ Florida, Dept Psychiat, Gainesville, FL 32611 USAFlorida State Univ, Coll Nursing, Ctr Populat Sci & Hlth Equ, 2010 Levy Ave, Tallahassee, FL 32310 USA
De Faria, Ludmila
Wong, Frank Y.
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Florida State Univ, Coll Nursing, Ctr Populat Sci & Hlth Equ, 2010 Levy Ave, Tallahassee, FL 32310 USAFlorida State Univ, Coll Nursing, Ctr Populat Sci & Hlth Equ, 2010 Levy Ave, Tallahassee, FL 32310 USA
Wong, Frank Y.
Crusto, Cindy A.
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Yale Univ, Sch Med, Dept Psychiat, 300 George St, New Haven, CT 06511 USA
Univ Pretoria, Dept Psychol, Cnr Lynwood Rd & Roper St, ZA-0002 Hatfield Pretoria, South AfricaFlorida State Univ, Coll Nursing, Ctr Populat Sci & Hlth Equ, 2010 Levy Ave, Tallahassee, FL 32310 USA
Crusto, Cindy A.
Taylor, Jacquelyn Y.
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Columbia Univ, Sch Nursing, 560 W 168th St,Room 605, New York, NY 10032 USA
Columbia Univ, Ctr Res People Color, 560 W 168th St,Room 605, New York, NY 10032 USAFlorida State Univ, Coll Nursing, Ctr Populat Sci & Hlth Equ, 2010 Levy Ave, Tallahassee, FL 32310 USA
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Univ N Carolina, Frank Porter Graham Child Dev Inst, Carrboro, NC 27510 USAUniv N Carolina, Frank Porter Graham Child Dev Inst, Carrboro, NC 27510 USA
Odom, Erica C.
Vernon-Feagans, Lynne
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