Depression, Sociocultural Factors, and African American Women

The authors discuss depression in African American women from a sociocultural perspective, including aspects of oppression and racism that affect symptom manifestation. The authors highlight John Henryism as a coping mechanism, the history and continuing role of the African American church as a safe haven, and strategies for culturally competent practice.Los autores discuten la depresión en mujeres Afroamericanas desde una perspectiva sociocultural, incluyendo los aspectos de opresión y racismo que afectan a la manifestación de los síntomas. Los autores destacan el John Henry-ismo como mecanismo de afrontamiento, la historia y el papel constante de la iglesia Afroamericana como refugio seguro, y las estrategias para una práctica culturalmente competente

Coping (psychology · Ethnic group · Oppression · Political science · Psychotherapist · Racism · Sociocultural evolution · Sociology · Anthropology · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Gender Studies · Psychology · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research · Youth Substance Use and School Attendance

• Living in Between

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• Racial Identity Profiles Among Suicidal Black Women

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• Theories for Race and Gender Differences in Management of Social Identity-Related Stressors

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• Voices Unheard

  Q L Walton, Camille Boone•Women & Therapy•2019

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• Coping Strategies as Moderators of the Relation Between Individual Race-Related Stress and Mental Health Symptoms for African American Women

  Open Access•Tawanda M Greer•Psychology of Women Quarterly•2011

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• Racism-Related Stress, General Life Stress, and Psychological Functioning Among Black American Women

  Open Access•Alex L Pieterse, Robert T Carter et al.•Journal of Multicultural…•2013

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• Racism-related stress and psychological distress

  Open Access•Evelyn A Hunter, Erica C Spears et al.•Journal of Health Psychology•2021

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• We Shift to Survive

  Open Access•Victoria A Mcneil-Young•Journal of Racial and Ethnic…•2025

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• Racism and Mental Health

  Open Access•Evelyn L Barbee, Evelyn Barbee•Journal of the American…•2002

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• Stress, coping, and health outcomes among African-Americans

  Gary G Bennett, Marcellus M Merritt et al.•Psychology & Health•2004

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• The African American Minister as a Source of Help for Serious Personal Crises

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• Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders

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• The CES-D Scale

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• Race, religious involvement and depressive symptomatology in a southeastern U.S. community

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• Religiosity and psychological distress among blacks

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• Does Public and Private Religiosity Have a Moderating Effect on Depression? a Bi-Racial Study of Elders in the American South

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• Depression and Health-related Quality of Life for Low-income African-American Women in the U.S

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• Rethinking Gender Differences in Health

  Patricia P Rieker, Chloe E Bird•The Journals of Gerontology…•2005

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• The Lived Experience of Depression in Elderly African American Women

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• Assessing Psychometric Properties of the Sex-Role Egalitarianism Scale (SRES) with African Americans

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• Black Women and Community Violence

  Esther J Jenkins•Women & Therapy•2002

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• Psychometric Properties of the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support in Urban Adolescents

  Open Access•Janie Canty-Mitchell, Janie Canty‐Mitchell et al.•American Journal of Community…•2000

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• Voices of African American Families

  Jean M Kruzich, Barbara J Friesen et al.•Social Work•2002

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• Two Worlds Far Apart

  Open Access•J D Unnever•Criminology•2008

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• Cultural mistrust of white mental health clinicians among African Americans with severe mental illness

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• Family, School, and Community Factors and Relationships to Racial–Ethnic Attitudes and Academic Achievement

  Open Access•Emilie Phillips Smith, J Cameron Atkins et al.•American Journal of Community…•2003

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• Discrimination, Symptoms of Depression, and Self-Rated Health Among African American Women in Detroit

  Amy J Schulz, Clarence C Gravlee et al.•American Journal of Public Health•2006

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• Discrimination and Symptoms of Depression in Pregnancy Among African American and White Women

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• Sisters of the Yam

  Sandra Adell, Bell Hooks•Sisters of the Yam•2014

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• Psychological Misdiagnosis of African Americans

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• Cultural Dysthymia

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• Depressive Symptoms in African-American Women

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• Balm in Gilead

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• Exploring Religion-Health Mediators among African American Parishioners

  Open Access•Cheryl L Holt, Laura A Lewellyn et al.•Journal of Health Psychology•2005

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• I Had a Lot of Black Friends Growing up that my Father didn't Know About

  Lois Weis, Julia Hall•Journal of Gender Studies•2001

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• Hidden in Plain View

  V P Franklin•The Journal of African American…•2002

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• Sharing a Man

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• Rural Black Women and Depression

  Open Access•Anita C Brown, Anita Brown et al.•Journal of Marriage and the Family•2000

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• Mental Health in Black America

  Open Access•Joy Adamson•Sociology of Health & Illness•1997

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