Effects of Racial Discrimination and Health Behaviors on Mental and Physical Health of Middle-Class African American Men

被引：39
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作者：
Sellers, Sherrill L. [1 ]
Bonham, Vence [2 ]
Neighbors, Harold W. [3 ]
Amell, James W. [1 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706 USA
[2] Michigan State Univ, E Lansing, MI 48824 USA
[3] Univ Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA
来源：
HEALTH EDUCATION & BEHAVIOR | 2009年 / 36卷 / 01期
关键词：
health behaviors; racial discrimination; African American men; physical and mental health; socioeconomic status; SOCIOECONOMIC-STATUS; PERCEIVED DISCRIMINATION; ALCOHOL-CONSUMPTION; GENDER-DIFFERENCES; UNITED-STATES; SOCIAL-CLASS; EXPERIENCES; MORTALITY; DISEASE; BLACKS;
D O I：
10.1177/1090198106293526
中图分类号：
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号：
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要：
This research is an examination of the effects of racial discrimination and health-promoting behaviors on the physical and mental health of a sample of 399 well-educated African American men. One would think that the attainment of higher education would increase health-promoting behaviors and might decrease discriminatory experiences that impact health. However, regression analysis indicated a more complex picture. Health-promoting behaviors were positively related to mental health, whereas experiences of racial discrimination contributed to poorer mental health. Relationships between health-promoting behaviors and that of racial discrimination to physical health were found to be nonsignificant. In conclusion, the authors discuss the importance of culturally appropriate health-promotion efforts.
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页码：31 / 44
页数：14
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