Too Much of a Good Thing? Psychosocial Resources, Gendered Racism, and Suicidal Ideation among Low Socioeconomic Status African American Women

Autor/inn/en	Perry, Brea L.; Pullen, Erin L.; Oser, Carrie B.
Titel	Too Much of a Good Thing? Psychosocial Resources, Gendered Racism, and Suicidal Ideation among Low Socioeconomic Status African American Women
Quelle	In: Social Psychology Quarterly, 75 (2012) 4, S.334-359 (26 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0190-2725
DOI	10.1177/0190272512455932
Schlagwörter	Females; Adolescents; Suicide; Socioeconomic Status; Racial Bias; Gender Differences; African Americans; Risk; Social Differences; Sociology; Medicine; Stress Variables; Well Being; Coping; Race; Self Esteem + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Weibliches Geschlecht; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Selbstmord; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Racial discrimination; Rassismus; Geschlechterkonflikt; Afroamerikaner; Risiko; Sozialer Unterschied; Soziologie; Medizin; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Bewältigung; Rasse; Abstammung; Self-esteem; Selbstaufmerksamkeit
Abstract	Very few studies have examined predictors of suicidal ideation among African American women. Consequently, we have a poor understanding of the combinations of culturally specific experiences and psychosocial processes that may constitute risk and protective factors for suicide in this population. Drawing on theories of social inequality, medical sociology, and the stress process, we explore the adverse impact of gendered racism experiences and potential moderating factors in a sample of 204 predominantly low socioeconomic status (SES) African American women. We find that African American women's risk for suicidal ideation is linked to stressors occurring as a function of their distinct social location at the intersection of gender and race. In addition, we find that gendered racism has no effect on suicidal ideation among women with moderate levels of well-being, self-esteem, and active coping but has a strong adverse influence in those with high and low levels of psychosocial resources. (Contains 4 figures, 2 footnotes and 3 tables.) (As Provided).
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