Adaptive resources and helpseeking among Black Americans: A stress and coping approach

This study investigated the relationship between adaptive coping resources and four patterns 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 socio-cultural resources to predict both informal and formal helpseeking. It was also hypothesized that adaptive coping resources would predict helpseeking best under conditions of chronic role strain. Hierarchical regression provided only modest support for the influence of diminished personal resources, but stronger support for the relation of supportive socio-cultural networks to helpseeking choices. In some cases, chronicity-resource-helpseeking interactions revealed stronger resource-helpseeking relationships under conditions of chronic role strain. Limitations of sample survey data are discussed, along with the theoretical and practical implications of the findings.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Psychology

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2011

Author dc:creator

• Smith, Lizette Janine

Contributors dc:contributor

• Bowman, Phillip

• Psychology, Social
• Psychology, Clinical

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 1990 Smith, Lizette Janine

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

AAI9026323
(UMI)AAI9026323

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/19867