Everyday Conflict and Stress Among Older African American Women

Findings from a Focus Group Study and Pilot Training Program

Datos Bibliográficos

ID12760141
AutoresPatricia Flynn Weitzman (0000-0002-9757-6094, Harvard University, autor de correspondencia), Robert Dunigan (Harvard University), Robert L Hawkins (0000-0002-2694-7644, Harvard University), Eben A Weitzman (0000-0002-7457-2234), Sue E Levkoff (0000-0003-2905-3491, Harvard University)
Año2001
Volumen10
Número2
Páginas27-44
Fecha de publicación2001-06-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1531-3204 • E-ISSN: 1531-3212
EditorialTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1300/j051v10n02_03
OpenAlexW1718062379
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas2
Referencias citadas27

Older African American women are at high risk for morbidity due to anger suppression and stress. Yet sources of everyday stress and conflict in the lives of older African American women have not been documented. Such information is essential for developing health promotion programs. A focus group study was conducted with older African American women on everyday stress and conflict. Everyday stress stemmed from worries about functional disability and about accessing transportation. Everyday conflicts occurred with adult children, teen-aged grandchildren, and older neighbors or peers. Conflicts with adult children centered on how the adult child was raising his/her children. Conflicts with grandchildren centered on social respect. Conflicts with neighbors/peers centered on perceived rudeness or past transgressions. Participant strategies for dealing with stress and conflict tended to be avoidant. A training program in constructive conflict strategies for older African American women is presented that draws on information gained in the focus groups

African american · Anger · Anger management · Constructive · Developmental psychology · Focus group · Political science · Promotion (chess · Sociology · Aging and Gerontology Research · Health disparities and outcomes · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology · Gerontology