Briana N Spivey

Biographic Data

ID1726317
NAMEBriana N Spivey
GIVEN NAMESBriana N
FAMILY NAMESpivey
SIGNATURESPIVEY B N
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Georgia
ORCID0000-0003-2671-3730
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS8
TOTAL CITATIONS21
AUTHOR COUNT8
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2020
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX3

  • Gendered Racism and Mental Health

    Open AccessBriana N Spivey, Natalie N Watson-Singleton et al.ARTICLESex Roles2026References: 38

  • An Exploratory Examination of the Ubiquity of the "Strong Black Woman" Schema

    Open AccessJasmine A Abrams, Danielle D Dickens et al.ARTICLEJournal of Black Psychology2025References: 32

    Research has shown that internalization of the Strong Black Woman (SBW) Schema is associated with negative psychological outcomes, such as depression and anxiety. The current study aimed to determine the ubiquity of the SBW Schema by exploring the extent to which Black women who endorse schema characteristics do so consistently or differently across demographic characteristics including age, income level, marital status, and motherhood status. Bl…

  • Attentional Control Moderates the Relationship Between Race-Related Stress and Emotion Dysregulation in a Highly Trauma-Exposed Population of Black Women

    Open AccessDominique L La Barrie, Yara Mekawi et al.ARTICLEJournal of Black Psychology2025References: 52

    Race-related stress contributes to emotion regulation difficulties and influences stress-related coping practices among Black women. Attentional control, a factor related to emotion regulation and coping, may shape this process; however, little research has explored its role. The present study examined whether attentional control may moderate the association between race-related stress and dimensions of emotion regulation. Participants were 84 Bl…

  • Risk for posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms by trauma type

    Open AccessEmma C Lathan, Elizabeth McAfee et al.ARTICLEPsychological Trauma Theory…2024

    Implementing brief, mindfulness-based psychotherapies that enhance self-compassion in the primary care setting may help mitigate PTSD risk among Black Americans with lower levels of physical violence and noninterpersonal trauma exposure and those with higher levels of sexual violence exposure. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)

  • I can do bad all by myself”

    Briana N Spivey, Jasmine A Abrams et al.ARTICLECultural Diversity & Ethnic…2024Cited by: 3

    Findings from this study suggest that Black women experience impairing depressive symptoms, which can be explained by race and gender-specific stress-coping ideologies and behaviors, specifically, the SBW schema. Furthermore, the SBW schema is a factor that may contribute to adverse mental health outcomes among Black women vis-à-vis decreased support-seeking beliefs. We discuss the implications of these findings and how these results can help fac…

  • Double-Edged Sword or Outright Harmful

    Open AccessNatalie N Watson-Singleton, Briana N Spivey et al.ARTICLESex Roles2024Cited by: 4References: 22

  • Gendered Racial Microaggressions and Emotional Eating for Black Young Adult Women

    Open AccessV Volpe, J Michael Ro et al.ARTICLEPsychology of Women Quarterly2023Cited by: 3References: 29

    Black young adult women's stress experiences are shaped by intersecting racism and sexism. To respond to this stress, some Black young adult women engage in emotional eating, which may threaten their health. Yet processes in the association between gendered racial microaggressions and emotional eating for Black young adult women remain unclear. In the current study, we used cross-sectional online survey data from a 2021 national investigation of …

  • Psychological distress links perceived neighborhood characteristics to longitudinal trajectories of cognitive health in older adulthood

    Open AccessNeika Sharifian, Briana N Spivey et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2020Cited by: 11References: 61