Dawne M Mouzon
Biographic Data
| ID | 76252 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Dawne M Mouzon |
| GIVEN NAMES | Dawne M |
| FAMILY NAME | Mouzon |
| SIGNATURE | MOUZON D M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8036-6672 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 27 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 359 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 27 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 12 |
An Intersectional Approach to Testing Explanations of the Black-White Mental Health Paradox
Researchers have sought to explain Black Americans' lower rates of common mental illnesses than White Americans, despite greater stress exposure, yet few explanations of this paradox are supported empirically. We examined the extent to which the paradox is owing to: Black Americans' racial identity and religiosity resources offsetting the ill-effects of stressors, limited empirical attention to externalizing mental health outcomes, and the homoge…
Revisiting the Black-White Mental Health Paradox During the Coronavirus Pandemic
Attribution for everyday discrimination typologies and mortality risk among older black adults: Evidence from the health and retirement study
Chronic Stress, Coping, and Mental Health Among Older African Americans
Problem-focused coping and acceptance responses were effective coping strategies for older African Americans under high levels of stress exposure/appraisal
Hegemonic Masculinity and Mental Health Among Older White Men in the U.S: The Role of Health and Wealth Decline
Fictive Kin Networks among African Americans, Black Caribbeans, and Non-Latino Whites
Using data from the National Survey of American Life, we investigated the social and demographic correlates of fictive kin network involvement among African Americans, Black Caribbeans, and non-Latino Whites. Specifically, we examined the factors shaping whether respondents have fictive kin, the number of fictive present kin in their networks, and the frequency with which they received support from fictive kin. Overall, 87% of respondents had a f…
Everyday Discrimination Typologies Among Older African Americans: Gender and Socioeconomic Status
Older African American men, particularly those with more education, are vulnerable to both high-frequency discrimination and discrimination characterized by disrespect and condescension. This finding suggests that, for men with more years of education, increased exposure to discrimination reflects efforts to maintain social hierarchies (male target hypothesis
One Step Toward More Research on Aging Masculinities: Operationalizing the Hegemonic Masculinity for Older Men Scale (HMOMS)
Extensive research has documented how hegemonic conceptions of masculinity shape men’s behaviors, beliefs, and health. However, most research focuses on younger men and most datasets of aging adults do not include measures of masculinity. This two-pronged omission renders older men relatively invisible. Part of the reason for this invisibility is the lack of reliable, validated measures of masculinity applicable to aging men. In this project, we …
Intergenerational Mobility and Goal-Striving Stress Among Black Americans: The Roles of Ethnicity and Nativity Status
Everyday Discrimination Among African American Men: The Impact of Criminal Justice Contact
The present study examined the impact of criminal justice contact on experiences of everyday discrimination among a national sample of African American men. African American men have a high likelihood of being the targets of major discrimination as well as experiencing disproportionate contact with the criminal justice system. Few studies, however, examine everyday discrimination (e.g., commonplace social encounters of unfair treatment) among thi…
Qualitative Descriptions of Middle-Class, African American Mothers' Child-Rearing Practices and Values
During qualitative phone interviews, middle-class, mostly married African American mothers ( N = 25) describe their child-rearing responsibilities, practices, and values. They explain (a) why they decided to stay home or take work leave to attend to child rearing, (b) how they divided child-rearing responsibilities with their husbands/romantic partners, (c) whether they faced unique parenting challenges raising African American children, and (d) …
Discrimination Fully Mediates the Effects of Incarceration History on Depressive Symptoms and Psychological Distress Among African American Men
Discrimination and symptoms of obsessive–compulsive disorder among African Americans
This study examined symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in a nationally representative sample of African American adults (n = 3,570) and correlations between OCD symptom dimensions and experiences of discrimination. Two categories of discrimination were examined, everyday racial discrimination and everyday nonracial discrimination (e.g., because of gender, age, and weight), to determine if racial discrimination had a unique impact on …
Prevalence and correlates of everyday discrimination among black Caribbeans in the United States: The Impact of Nativity and Country of Origin
To our knowledge, this is the first study to provide an in-depth investigation of everyday discrimination among the black Caribbean population. It provides the frequency, types and correlates of everyday discrimination reported by black Caribbeans in the United States. Understanding the frequency and types of discrimination is important because of the documented negative impacts of everyday discrimination on physical and mental health
Microaggressions, Discrimination, and Phenotype among African Americans: A Latent Class Analysis of the Impact of Skin Tone and BMI
Data from the 2001-2003 National Survey of American Life are used to investigate the effects of phenotype on everyday experiences with discrimination among African Americans (N = 3343). Latent class analysis is used to identify four classes of discriminatory treatment: (1) low levels of discrimination, (2) disrespect and condescension, (3) character-based discrimination, and (4) high levels of discrimination. We then employ latent class multinomi…
Religious Involvement and the Black-White Paradox in Mental Health
Social Support from Family and Friends and Subjective Well-Being of Older African Americans
Serious Psychological Distress Among African Americans: Findings From the National Survey of American Life
Despite their low social standing, there remains a paucity of research on psychological distress among African Americans. We use data from the 2001–2003 National Survey of American Life to explore a wide array of social and economic predictors of psychological distress among African American adults aged 18 years and older, including previous incarceration, history of welfare receipt, and having a family member who is either currently incarcerated…
Substance Abuse Among Blacks Across the Diaspora
The study highlights the need for further examination of how substance abuse disparities between US-based and Caribbean-based populations may become manifested
Everyday Racial Discrimination, Everyday Non-Racial Discrimination, and Physical Health Among African-Americans
Past research has identified a link between discrimination and health outcomes among people of color. Perceptions of the cause of discrimination (racial vs. other) seem to be important for mental health; however, this relationship has not been fully examined for physical health. Using data from the National Survey of American Life, we find that, among African Americans, racial discrimination and overall discrimination regardless of attribution ar…
Internalized racism and mental health among African-Americans, US-born Caribbean Blacks, and foreign-born Caribbean Blacks
Internalized racism is an important yet understudied determinant of mental health among Blacks. Future studies should take into account additional heterogeneity within the Black population (e.g. African-born individuals) and other potential protective mechanisms in addition to mastery (e.g. self-esteem and racial identity
Reciprocal Family, Friendship and Church Support Networks of African Americans: Findings from the National Survey of American Life
Relationships of choice: Can friendships or fictive kinships explain the race paradox in mental health
Gender and Mental Health
Can Family Relationships Explain the Race Paradox in Mental Health
Biomedical research consistently finds that Blacks have worse physical health than Whites, an expected pattern given Blacks' greater exposure to psychosocial stress, poverty, and discrimination. Yet there is surprising lack of consensus regarding race differences in mental health, with most scholars finding similar or better mental health outcomes among Blacks than Whites. Past research often attributes this "race paradox in mental health" to the…
Internalized racism and mental health among African-Americans, US-born Caribbean Blacks, and foreign-born Caribbean Blacks
Internalized racism is an important yet understudied determinant of mental health among Blacks. Future studies should take into account additional heterogeneity within the Black population (e.g. African-born individuals) and other potential protective mechanisms in addition to mastery (e.g. self-esteem and racial identity
Macho Men' and Preventive Health Care: Implications for Older Men in Different Social Classes
The gender paradox in mortality-where men die earlier than women despite having more socioeconomic resources-may be partly explained by men's lower levels of preventive health care. Stereotypical notions of masculinity reduce preventive health care; however, the relationship between masculinity, socioeconomic status (SES), and preventive health care is unknown. Using the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study, the authors conduct a population-based assessm…
Can Family Relationships Explain the Race Paradox in Mental Health
Biomedical research consistently finds that Blacks have worse physical health than Whites, an expected pattern given Blacks' greater exposure to psychosocial stress, poverty, and discrimination. Yet there is surprising lack of consensus regarding race differences in mental health, with most scholars finding similar or better mental health outcomes among Blacks than Whites. Past research often attributes this "race paradox in mental health" to the…
Microaggressions, Discrimination, and Phenotype among African Americans: A Latent Class Analysis of the Impact of Skin Tone and BMI
Data from the 2001-2003 National Survey of American Life are used to investigate the effects of phenotype on everyday experiences with discrimination among African Americans (N = 3343). Latent class analysis is used to identify four classes of discriminatory treatment: (1) low levels of discrimination, (2) disrespect and condescension, (3) character-based discrimination, and (4) high levels of discrimination. We then employ latent class multinomi…
Reciprocal Family, Friendship and Church Support Networks of African Americans: Findings from the National Survey of American Life
Everyday Racial Discrimination, Everyday Non-Racial Discrimination, and Physical Health Among African-Americans
Past research has identified a link between discrimination and health outcomes among people of color. Perceptions of the cause of discrimination (racial vs. other) seem to be important for mental health; however, this relationship has not been fully examined for physical health. Using data from the National Survey of American Life, we find that, among African Americans, racial discrimination and overall discrimination regardless of attribution ar…
Religious Involvement and the Black-White Paradox in Mental Health
Relationships of choice: Can friendships or fictive kinships explain the race paradox in mental health
Discrimination Fully Mediates the Effects of Incarceration History on Depressive Symptoms and Psychological Distress Among African American Men
Everyday Discrimination Among African American Men: The Impact of Criminal Justice Contact
The present study examined the impact of criminal justice contact on experiences of everyday discrimination among a national sample of African American men. African American men have a high likelihood of being the targets of major discrimination as well as experiencing disproportionate contact with the criminal justice system. Few studies, however, examine everyday discrimination (e.g., commonplace social encounters of unfair treatment) among thi…
Fictive Kin Networks among African Americans, Black Caribbeans, and Non-Latino Whites
Using data from the National Survey of American Life, we investigated the social and demographic correlates of fictive kin network involvement among African Americans, Black Caribbeans, and non-Latino Whites. Specifically, we examined the factors shaping whether respondents have fictive kin, the number of fictive present kin in their networks, and the frequency with which they received support from fictive kin. Overall, 87% of respondents had a f…
Everyday Discrimination Typologies Among Older African Americans: Gender and Socioeconomic Status
Older African American men, particularly those with more education, are vulnerable to both high-frequency discrimination and discrimination characterized by disrespect and condescension. This finding suggests that, for men with more years of education, increased exposure to discrimination reflects efforts to maintain social hierarchies (male target hypothesis
Serious Psychological Distress Among African Americans: Findings From the National Survey of American Life
Despite their low social standing, there remains a paucity of research on psychological distress among African Americans. We use data from the 2001–2003 National Survey of American Life to explore a wide array of social and economic predictors of psychological distress among African American adults aged 18 years and older, including previous incarceration, history of welfare receipt, and having a family member who is either currently incarcerated…
Prevalence and correlates of everyday discrimination among black Caribbeans in the United States: The Impact of Nativity and Country of Origin
To our knowledge, this is the first study to provide an in-depth investigation of everyday discrimination among the black Caribbean population. It provides the frequency, types and correlates of everyday discrimination reported by black Caribbeans in the United States. Understanding the frequency and types of discrimination is important because of the documented negative impacts of everyday discrimination on physical and mental health
Attribution for everyday discrimination typologies and mortality risk among older black adults: Evidence from the health and retirement study
Substance Abuse Among Blacks Across the Diaspora
The study highlights the need for further examination of how substance abuse disparities between US-based and Caribbean-based populations may become manifested
Intergenerational Mobility and Goal-Striving Stress Among Black Americans: The Roles of Ethnicity and Nativity Status
Discrimination and symptoms of obsessive–compulsive disorder among African Americans
This study examined symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in a nationally representative sample of African American adults (n = 3,570) and correlations between OCD symptom dimensions and experiences of discrimination. Two categories of discrimination were examined, everyday racial discrimination and everyday nonracial discrimination (e.g., because of gender, age, and weight), to determine if racial discrimination had a unique impact on …
One Step Toward More Research on Aging Masculinities: Operationalizing the Hegemonic Masculinity for Older Men Scale (HMOMS)
Extensive research has documented how hegemonic conceptions of masculinity shape men’s behaviors, beliefs, and health. However, most research focuses on younger men and most datasets of aging adults do not include measures of masculinity. This two-pronged omission renders older men relatively invisible. Part of the reason for this invisibility is the lack of reliable, validated measures of masculinity applicable to aging men. In this project, we …
Chronic Stress, Coping, and Mental Health Among Older African Americans
Problem-focused coping and acceptance responses were effective coping strategies for older African Americans under high levels of stress exposure/appraisal
Perspectives on Cancer Screening Among Latino Community Members and Internal Medicine Residents
The results from these focus groups will inform development of a community-minded cultural competency cancer education training program for medical residents designed to increase screening rates and improve satisfaction with care among Latinos
Hegemonic Masculinity and Mental Health Among Older White Men in the U.S: The Role of Health and Wealth Decline
Qualitative Descriptions of Middle-Class, African American Mothers' Child-Rearing Practices and Values
During qualitative phone interviews, middle-class, mostly married African American mothers ( N = 25) describe their child-rearing responsibilities, practices, and values. They explain (a) why they decided to stay home or take work leave to attend to child rearing, (b) how they divided child-rearing responsibilities with their husbands/romantic partners, (c) whether they faced unique parenting challenges raising African American children, and (d) …
Perspectives on Cancer Screening Among Latino Community Members and Internal Medicine Residents
The results from these focus groups will inform development of a community-minded cultural competency cancer education training program for medical residents designed to increase screening rates and improve satisfaction with care among Latinos
Macho Men' and Preventive Health Care: Implications for Older Men in Different Social Classes
The gender paradox in mortality-where men die earlier than women despite having more socioeconomic resources-may be partly explained by men's lower levels of preventive health care. Stereotypical notions of masculinity reduce preventive health care; however, the relationship between masculinity, socioeconomic status (SES), and preventive health care is unknown. Using the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study, the authors conduct a population-based assessm…
Gender and Mental Health
Can Family Relationships Explain the Race Paradox in Mental Health
Biomedical research consistently finds that Blacks have worse physical health than Whites, an expected pattern given Blacks' greater exposure to psychosocial stress, poverty, and discrimination. Yet there is surprising lack of consensus regarding race differences in mental health, with most scholars finding similar or better mental health outcomes among Blacks than Whites. Past research often attributes this "race paradox in mental health" to the…
Relationships of choice: Can friendships or fictive kinships explain the race paradox in mental health
Social Support from Family and Friends and Subjective Well-Being of Older African Americans
Serious Psychological Distress Among African Americans: Findings From the National Survey of American Life
Despite their low social standing, there remains a paucity of research on psychological distress among African Americans. We use data from the 2001–2003 National Survey of American Life to explore a wide array of social and economic predictors of psychological distress among African American adults aged 18 years and older, including previous incarceration, history of welfare receipt, and having a family member who is either currently incarcerated…
Substance Abuse Among Blacks Across the Diaspora
The study highlights the need for further examination of how substance abuse disparities between US-based and Caribbean-based populations may become manifested
Everyday Racial Discrimination, Everyday Non-Racial Discrimination, and Physical Health Among African-Americans
Past research has identified a link between discrimination and health outcomes among people of color. Perceptions of the cause of discrimination (racial vs. other) seem to be important for mental health; however, this relationship has not been fully examined for physical health. Using data from the National Survey of American Life, we find that, among African Americans, racial discrimination and overall discrimination regardless of attribution ar…
Internalized racism and mental health among African-Americans, US-born Caribbean Blacks, and foreign-born Caribbean Blacks
Internalized racism is an important yet understudied determinant of mental health among Blacks. Future studies should take into account additional heterogeneity within the Black population (e.g. African-born individuals) and other potential protective mechanisms in addition to mastery (e.g. self-esteem and racial identity
Reciprocal Family, Friendship and Church Support Networks of African Americans: Findings from the National Survey of American Life
Discrimination and symptoms of obsessive–compulsive disorder among African Americans
This study examined symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in a nationally representative sample of African American adults (n = 3,570) and correlations between OCD symptom dimensions and experiences of discrimination. Two categories of discrimination were examined, everyday racial discrimination and everyday nonracial discrimination (e.g., because of gender, age, and weight), to determine if racial discrimination had a unique impact on …
Prevalence and correlates of everyday discrimination among black Caribbeans in the United States: The Impact of Nativity and Country of Origin
To our knowledge, this is the first study to provide an in-depth investigation of everyday discrimination among the black Caribbean population. It provides the frequency, types and correlates of everyday discrimination reported by black Caribbeans in the United States. Understanding the frequency and types of discrimination is important because of the documented negative impacts of everyday discrimination on physical and mental health
Microaggressions, Discrimination, and Phenotype among African Americans: A Latent Class Analysis of the Impact of Skin Tone and BMI
Data from the 2001-2003 National Survey of American Life are used to investigate the effects of phenotype on everyday experiences with discrimination among African Americans (N = 3343). Latent class analysis is used to identify four classes of discriminatory treatment: (1) low levels of discrimination, (2) disrespect and condescension, (3) character-based discrimination, and (4) high levels of discrimination. We then employ latent class multinomi…
Religious Involvement and the Black-White Paradox in Mental Health
One Step Toward More Research on Aging Masculinities: Operationalizing the Hegemonic Masculinity for Older Men Scale (HMOMS)
Extensive research has documented how hegemonic conceptions of masculinity shape men’s behaviors, beliefs, and health. However, most research focuses on younger men and most datasets of aging adults do not include measures of masculinity. This two-pronged omission renders older men relatively invisible. Part of the reason for this invisibility is the lack of reliable, validated measures of masculinity applicable to aging men. In this project, we …
Intergenerational Mobility and Goal-Striving Stress Among Black Americans: The Roles of Ethnicity and Nativity Status
Everyday Discrimination Among African American Men: The Impact of Criminal Justice Contact
The present study examined the impact of criminal justice contact on experiences of everyday discrimination among a national sample of African American men. African American men have a high likelihood of being the targets of major discrimination as well as experiencing disproportionate contact with the criminal justice system. Few studies, however, examine everyday discrimination (e.g., commonplace social encounters of unfair treatment) among thi…
Qualitative Descriptions of Middle-Class, African American Mothers' Child-Rearing Practices and Values
During qualitative phone interviews, middle-class, mostly married African American mothers ( N = 25) describe their child-rearing responsibilities, practices, and values. They explain (a) why they decided to stay home or take work leave to attend to child rearing, (b) how they divided child-rearing responsibilities with their husbands/romantic partners, (c) whether they faced unique parenting challenges raising African American children, and (d) …
Discrimination Fully Mediates the Effects of Incarceration History on Depressive Symptoms and Psychological Distress Among African American Men
Everyday Discrimination Typologies Among Older African Americans: Gender and Socioeconomic Status
Older African American men, particularly those with more education, are vulnerable to both high-frequency discrimination and discrimination characterized by disrespect and condescension. This finding suggests that, for men with more years of education, increased exposure to discrimination reflects efforts to maintain social hierarchies (male target hypothesis
Chronic Stress, Coping, and Mental Health Among Older African Americans
Problem-focused coping and acceptance responses were effective coping strategies for older African Americans under high levels of stress exposure/appraisal
Hegemonic Masculinity and Mental Health Among Older White Men in the U.S: The Role of Health and Wealth Decline
Fictive Kin Networks among African Americans, Black Caribbeans, and Non-Latino Whites
Using data from the National Survey of American Life, we investigated the social and demographic correlates of fictive kin network involvement among African Americans, Black Caribbeans, and non-Latino Whites. Specifically, we examined the factors shaping whether respondents have fictive kin, the number of fictive present kin in their networks, and the frequency with which they received support from fictive kin. Overall, 87% of respondents had a f…
Revisiting the Black-White Mental Health Paradox During the Coronavirus Pandemic
Psychology (26 works) · Medicine (19 works) · Sociology (15 works) · Psychiatry (14 works) · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research (14 works) · Social Psychology (14 works) · Gerontology (12 works) · Mental health (12 works) · Political science (12 works) · Population (11 works)