Coping among Black college women: A transformative study of gendered racism

Black women in the United States are placed at higher risk for mental health challenges, including distress and depression, due to structural inequities. Black college women enrolled in predominantly White institutions may be particularly exposed to stressors related to gendered racism, but there is...

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Published in:Research in nursing & health 2024-02, Vol.47 (1), p.27-38
Main Authors: Burton, Wanda M., Ezemenaka, Christina, Jaiswal, Jessica, Guyotte, Kelly W., Sanders, Angelia M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Black or African American
Black people
Blame
College students
Coping
Coping Skills
Coping strategies
Cross-Sectional Studies
Disengagement
Distraction
Educational Status
Female
Focus groups
gendered racism
Health planning
Health status
Humans
Inequality
Mental depression
Mental health
Polls & surveys
Psychological distress
Racism
Racism - psychology
Social support
Stress
United States
Women
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Summary:Black women in the United States are placed at higher risk for mental health challenges, including distress and depression, due to structural inequities. Black college women enrolled in predominantly White institutions may be particularly exposed to stressors related to gendered racism, but there is limited knowledge about this population's coping strategies. A cross‐sectional survey and focus group were utilized to understand and disrupt participants’ experiences of gendered racism. In phase one, a survey assessing coping strategies and mental health outcomes was conducted with 168 Black women enrolled at a predominantly White institution in the southeastern United States. Logistic regression results indicated that several coping strategies including behavioral disengagement, self‐blame, self‐distraction, denial, and positive reframing were significantly associated with depression and psychological distress, all p 
ISSN:0160-6891
1098-240X
DOI:10.1002/nur.22352