Association of exposure to racial discrimination and socioecologic and psychosocial characteristics with hypertension status among African Americans

An Examination of Factors that Influence Health Behaviors among Low Income African American Women with Type 2 Diabetes in Memphis, TN: A Qualitative Inquiry Using Mixed Methods

“…Another study evaluated the significance of socioecologic and psychosocial characteristics as predictors of incidents of racial discrimination. The researchers of this study found that as education increased, the likelihood of reporting racial discrimination increased; additionally, urban respondents were more likely to report racial discrimination compared to suburban respondents (Brown & Davis, 2003). Additional research utilizing the socioecological model has attempted to identify factors perceived as influencing overweight and obesity, finding that cultural norms of overweight and obesity and cultural food preferences among Native American and African American women were identified as perceived contributors (Layton, Parker, Hermann, & Williams, 2009).…”