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Showing 1 to 20 of 117 for “"Black Americans"”.
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Electability Politics: How and Why Black Americans Vote in Primary Elections
<p>How do Black Americans make vote choice decisions in primary elections? This dissertation project answers this question by arguing that Black Americans are highly strategic voters and vote for the candidate that is perceived to be the most electable. I advance the argument that Black voters …
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Testing an integrated model of racism-related stress among black Americans
… racial attitudes) moderated this relation among Black Americans. A community sample of 185 self-identified Black Americans completed a paper-and-pencil survey. Findings provided partial support for the integrated model. Specifically, contextual factors were related to racism-related stress and …
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Adaptive resources and helpseeking among Black Americans: A stress and coping approach
… of helpseeking in a national sample of 2,107 Black Americans. A stress and coping approach offered a coherent conceptualization of the helpseeking process. Extending a stress and coping model, it was hypothesized that diminished personal resources combine additively with access to various …
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Soul study: definitions and expressions of spiritual well-being among Black Americans
… was to explore definitions and expressions of Black American spiritual well-being. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with a national sample of Black American adults (N=15). This study aimed to answer (a) how does a diverse group of Black Americans define SWB? And (b) what are their …
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A historical and intersectional analysis of discrimination and relationship functioning among Black Americans
… individuals in the United States identify as Black or African American (US Census, 2017) and maintain a unique social history as forced migrants subjected to enslavement. Discourse around racial disparities indicates that Black Americans are less likely to marry (Cherlin, 2010) and experience …
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An appraisal of the treatment of black Americans in selected elementary school social studies filmstrips
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Michigan State University,
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Discrimination, Psychological Well-Being, and Racial Importance in U.S. Native-Born and Caribbean Black Americans
… psychological well-being among two non-Hispanic Black American ethnic groups, Black Americans whose sole known country of origin is the United States and Black Americans with Caribbean heritage. Lifetime and everyday discrimination, life dissatisfaction, low self-esteem, hopelessness, and …
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The Influence of Spiritual Coping and Racial Identity on Psychological Well-Being in Black Americans
… on Mental Health, it is vital that all Americans obtain an equal share in the best available mental health services and outcomes, irrespective of race, gender, ethnicity, or geographic location. The report suggests that services must be tailored to include culturally diverse populations …
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The relationships of discrimination and microaggressions with sleep quality in black Americans: the role of perseverative cognition
Disparities in health outcomes between Black and White Americans are well-documented, including sleep quality. Black Americans are more likely to report poor sleep quality sleep than their White counterparts. As sleep is a risk factor for many health conditions, it may serve as one mechanism for …
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Factors associated with membership and non-membership status in FFA of black Americans from selected NFA states
… the FFA. The groups under investigation were 602 black tenth grade vocational students from 66 high schools in five former NFA states. Criteria for selection of high schools were: (a) must have a high school vocational agriculture program; and (b) must have at least 10 per cent black enrollment in …
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Racial threat theory and Black Lives Matter: advancing our understanding of police killings of Black Americans and consequential civil resistance in contemporary America
Until recently research on Black civil resistance in America has remained heavily concentrated on the Civil Rights Movement. However, the rise of the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement has created an opportunity to advance this field of literature beyond the Civil Rights Movement. Given that this …
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What's in an Ally? Development of the Political Allyship Behavior Scale (PABS) to Explore White Politicians' Genuine and Performative Allyship Toward Black Americans
… groups. Across three studies, I explored how Black Americans define genuine and performative allyship from politicians, developed a behaviorally based instrument to measure political allyship, and investigated how experiencing political allyship impacts Black Americans’ intended political …
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The Blacker the Berry: Food Environments and Intake associated with Perinatal Depression and Secondary Breastfeeding Outcomes among Black Americans in the St. Louis Metropolitan Area
… to evaluate if food environments in proximity to Black pregnant women in the St. Louis Metropolitan Area were associated with prenatal eating habits and if these eating habits were associated with the risk of developing depressive symptoms in pregnancy and postpartum. The study also aimed to …
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Niggaz Wit Aesthetic: A Sociological Conceptualization of Diasporic Hip-Hop Identities in the Era of Mass Incarceration
… fail to provide adequate avenues for black Americans to develop humanizing understandings of their identities and exclude them from full citizenship, how do black Americans develop identity, belonging, and community within structures of oppression? Through ethnography and archival …
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Quality of Depression Treatment in Type 2 Diabetes: Exploring the Effects of Race and Ethnicity
… Comorbid MD-T2DM is particularly relevant for Black Americans due to increased T2DM risk and less mental health services access. Data from the NSAL was used to examine how co-morbid T2DM/HT and MD affect depression care. Only 19.2% of Black Americans with MD and 23.0% with comorbid MD-T2DM …
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Representation in Black Media and How it Affects Generational Mental Health
… examines how negative media portrayals of Black Americans have harmed their mental health. It traces the impact of persistent stereotypes and the lack of recognition for Black achievements in the media. Each chapter explores how media—from social media to movies—reinforces outdated …
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The Moderating Role of Patient-Centered Culturally Sensitive Health Care on the Relationship Between Health Self-Efficacy and Patient Engagement Among Black American Adults
<p>Black Americans continue to embody strength and resilience in the face of systemic racism and oppression. However, as health disparities experienced by Black Americans continue to widen, it cannot be expected that they be solely responsible to leverage cultural strengths to improve health and …
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