Prolonged Activation and Anticipatory Race-Related Stress Scale

Utsey, Shawn O.; Belvet, Benita; Hubbard, Rebecca R.; Fischer, Nicole L.; Opare-Henaku, Annabella; Gladney, Leslie L.

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“…Moreover, Afrocentric value confirmation might be too broad, measuring not (just) Ubuntu but African self-consciousness, which Duncan (2003), in an even earlier study, showed to be related to cultural mistrust and negative attitudes toward seeking help for mental health problems. These findings also align with calls for constructs that have clear linkages to the philosophies derived from the African continent (Utsey et al, 2009).…”

Section: African-centered Norms and Help-seeking Behaviorsupporting

confidence: 75%

Adherence to African-Centered Norms and Help Seeking for Emotional Distress Among Black Men

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2023

Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Social Service

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Research demonstrates that Black American men are significantly less likely to seek help for mental distress than other gendered or racial groups. Yet, Afrocentric theorists propose that African cultural norms of interdependence may serve as important facilitators in promoting mental health in Black populations. This study explored how Ubuntu—an African construct expressing adherence to principles of compassion, interdependence, and humanism —is associated with help-seeking perceptions among Black men. Results from surveying 300 participants recruited using social media, showed that Black men with higher acceptance toward African cultural norms reported higher inclination to seek mental health services for emotional distress. Implications for future research and practice to improve uptake of mental health services of Black men are provided.

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Section: African-centered Norms and Help-seeking Behaviorsupporting

confidence: 75%

Adherence to African-Centered Norms and Help Seeking for Emotional Distress Among Black Men

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2023

Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Social Service

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“…Perseverative cognition refers to the active and conscious cognitive process of holding (e.g., worry, rumination, obsessive thinking) a stressor at the forefront of one's mind, which prolongs the physiological and psychological responses to the said stressor. ARRS refers to stress induced responses to the anticipation of stress, related to race-related events, and is less a product of the stressor and more the product of the uncertainty and anticipation of the stressor (Utsey, 2012).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…We assess two dimensions of race-related stress, both of which are subscales from the Prolonged Activation and Anticipatory Race-Related Stress Scale (PARS; Utsey et al, 2012). PARS is a 17-item selfreport measure assessing perceived levels of race-related stress.…”

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“…Previous research indicates moderate internal consistency for Perseverative Cognition (α = .77) and ARRS-Psychological (α = .70)(Utsey et al, 2012). Internal reliability for the current study was α = .83 for perseverative cognition and α = .81 for ARRS.Traumatic StressThe Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5; Weathers et al, 2013) is a 20-item self-report measure used to assess symptoms based on the Diagnostical and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5; APA, 2013) symptom criteria for PTSD.…”

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“…Racial discrimination continues to be one of the most signi cant stressors theorized to cause distress in Black Americans (Mekawi et al, 2022;Odafe et al, 2017; Utsey et al, 2012). Historically, Black Americans report more frequent discrimination than most other ethnic groups (Pieterse et al, 2022;Robertson & Carter, 2022).…”

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Does Resilience and Social Support Moderate the Association between Race-Related Stress Black Women’s Reports of Trauma Symptoms?

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Black women uniquely experience a myriad of intersecting oppressions along with racial discrimination that increases their vulnerability to trauma. Experiences of racial discrimination manifest as race-related stress, or worse an emotional wound, race-related trauma. Protective factors that facilitate coping for Black women are resilience and social support. Under investigation were Black women’s experiences of racial stress, specifically, perseverative cognition (PC) and anticipatory race-related stress (ARRS), and trauma symptoms. PC and ARRS derive from the Prolonged Activation and Anticipatory Race-Related Stress Scale. The moderating effects of resilience and social support were also examined. Data were collected from 216 Black female students at a Historically Black University. The findings indicate (1) PC was associated with higher trauma symptoms (ß = 4.46; p < .001); (2) ARSS was positively associated with trauma symptoms (ß = 4.82; p < .001); (3) Social support (ß = -2.04; p < .001) and resilience (ß = -2.80; p < .05) moderated the association between ARRS and trauma symptoms such that the association between racial stress and trauma symptoms was stronger under the condition of low social support and resilience. Treatment must include culturally relevant interventions and capitalize on protective factors to facilitate healing for Black women.

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Prolonged Activation and Anticipatory Race-Related Stress Scale

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Adherence to African-Centered Norms and Help Seeking for Emotional Distress Among Black Men

Adherence to African-Centered Norms and Help Seeking for Emotional Distress Among Black Men

Does Resilience and Social Support Moderate the Association between Race-Related Stress Black Women’s Reports of Trauma Symptoms?

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