“…Consistent with theory, black women report the use of a variety of culturally acceptable (Beauboeuf-Lafontant, 2007; Baker & Bell, 1999; Hunn & Craig, 2009) emotion-focused (Folkman et al, 1986) strategies to cope with or manage depressive symptoms (Beauboeuf-Lafontant, 2007, Waite & Killian, 2008, 2009; Ward et al, 2014). However, the sample sizes in the aforementioned studies were small and some samples contained married or partnered black women (Beauboeuf-Lafontant, 2007; Nicoladis et al, 2010; Waite & Killian, 2007, 2008, 2009), black women of high socioeconomic status (Schreiber, Stern, & Wilson, 1998, 2000; Ward et al, 2013), and entire samples of women who were clinically depressed (Nicolaidis et al, 2010; Waite & Killian, 2007, 2008, 2009; Ward et al, 2014), all factors that influence an individual’s coping repertoire (Pearlin & Schooler, 1978).…”