Self-Esteem, Problem Solving, and Family Coping Responses: Determinants and Consequences for Black Women

Hall, Joanne M.; Crutchfield, Jandel; Jones, Aubrey

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“…Black women are at higher risk than other racial or gender groups to experience stress that may result in worse physical and mental illness, including higher rates of diabetes, heart disease, obesity, and depression. 6 Our study highlights how specific factors related to the unique lived experience of black immigrant women contribute to negative health outcomes. Specific factors highlighted include the impact of immigration, lost opportunities with jobs, and feeling unwelcome in the United States.…”

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“…7 For black immigrant women, the stress of migration is compounded by stress related to race in the American context and gender factors. 6 …”

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“…The intersection of race, gender, and migration places black immigrant women at the confluence of multiple mental health disparities, which affect willingness to engage in mental health services, and warrants further research to address public health gaps. 6–8 In a study describing results from the National Survey of American Life, Williams et al described the importance of recognizing the considerable heterogeneity within the black population. 9 Key areas of heterogeneity include ethnicity as well as immigrant history and status.…”

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Perspectives of Black Immigrant Women on Mental Health: The Role of Stigma

Pederson

Waldron

Fokuo

2022

Women's Health Reports

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Background: Black immigrants are a major growing segment of the United States population. The intersection of race, gender, and migration places black immigrant women at the confluence of multiple social determinants of health, and thus, black immigrant women experience ongoing mental health disparities. Understanding their perspectives, mental health needs, and associated stigma is critical to promoting positive mental health outcomes. Methods: We conducted five focus groups ( N = 22) among women from two black immigrant community organizations from February 2019 to June 2019. We used an inductive driven thematic analysis to identify codes and themes related to mental health and the role of stigma. Results: Overall five core themes associated with mental health and associated stigma concepts were found: The critical role of trusted sources and confidentiality, Conceptualization of mental illness and anticipated discrimination, Acculturative influence and migration as a source of emotional distress, Spirituality as a source of support and source of stigma, and Management of mental illness and addressing stigma. Conclusion: The conceptualization of mental illness and the associated stigma may be rooted in cultural and religious belief systems among black immigrants. Cultural beliefs and biopsychosocial models can coexist positively without interrupting the pathway toward optimized engagement in mental health care. Our mental health systems need to take these factors into consideration to implement programs that effectively serve black immigrant women's mental health needs.

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“…7 For black immigrant women, the stress of migration is compounded by stress related to race in the American context and gender factors. 6 …”

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Perspectives of Black Immigrant Women on Mental Health: The Role of Stigma

Pederson

Waldron

Fokuo

2022

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“…The other seven (22%) articles evaluated, with the exception of Holland (2009), did not frame the study around a particular attribute of Black mothers (e.g., income level, marital status). These articles were oriented around gaining knowledge from Black mothers on a particular experience (Evans et al, 2016; Hall et al, 2019), used culturally relevant theoretical frameworks (Borum, 2007), and affirmed Black mothers’ contributions to the family (Cain & Combs-Orme, 2005; Grief et al, 2000). What follows is a discussion of the patterns identified among the articles.…”

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Black M/Otherhood: A Content Analysis Exploring How Black Mothers Are Represented in Social Work Literature

Corley

Pitts

Kirby³

2022

Affilia

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The vast range of experiences of Black mothers are not adequately captured in social work scholarship. Motivated by observations made by a 2000 article written by Greif, Hrabowski, and Maton which noted that much of social work literature on Black mothers focused on the negative, this paper describes a content analysis examining how Black mothers are represented in social work literature. The authors conducted a search in Social Work Abstracts for articles written between 2000 and 2020 that focused on Black mothers. Of the over 18,000 articles published between 2000 and 2020 in Social Work Abstracts, 32 of them met the inclusion criteria. Findings revealed that most of the social work literature on Black mothers is concentrated on some perceived form of adversity ( n = 25). The remaining articles ( n = 7) were not oriented around difficulty. Also of note, only a third of the articles ( n = 10) spoke to issues of systemic and structural oppression that impact Black mothering. As evidenced by these findings, social work literature continues to perpetuate a system of dominance that misorients the experiences of Black mothers. Fundamentally, social work literature is in dire need of more representations of Black motherhood. This paper concludes with recommendations for research related to Black mothers.

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“…This finding is in line with the research results by Koruklu (2015) and Jang and Kang (2017), which also place self-esteem as a factor that has a powerful influence in influencing social problem-solving. Individuals with positive self-esteem believe that they are valuable people, view stress more positively, and can solve various problems in their lives (Hall, Crutchfield, & Jones, 2018). This self-validation effect encourages individuals to display various behaviors that are believed to be good for them (Nielsen, 2017), including one of which is social problem-solving.…”

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Social Problem-Solving in Freshmen: The Role of Emotional Stability, Secure Attachment, Communication Skill, and Self-Esteem

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Freshmen during the pandemic faced some complex problems during their transition, including adjustments to the online lecture system and independent learning, task demands, and limited social interaction with lecturers and classmates. This condition required the ability to solve problems effectively and efficiently. The purpose of this research was to determine how emotional stability, secure attachment, communication skills, and self-esteem influence social problem-solving. Participants in this research were 702 first-year students from university X who were active and domiciled in the Jakarta Greater Area and several other cities. The measuring instruments used were the Social Problem-Solving Inventory-Revised Short-Form, the Self-Esteem Scale, the Interpersonal Communication Scale, the Indonesian version of the Big Five Inventory for neuroticism, and the Secure Attachment Scale. The data was collected through an online questionnaire. The data analysis technique used hierarchical regression. The results show that emotional stability in the form of low neuroticism has a strong effect on social problem-solving, and this effect is stronger when the secure attachment variables and communication skills are taken into the analysis. When self-esteem is included as the last variable, secure attachment no longer affects social problem-solving. However, the total influence is simultaneously getting stronger.

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Self-Esteem, Problem Solving, and Family Coping Responses: Determinants and Consequences for Black Women

Cited by 6 publications

References 13 publications

Perspectives of Black Immigrant Women on Mental Health: The Role of Stigma

Perspectives of Black Immigrant Women on Mental Health: The Role of Stigma

Black M/Otherhood: A Content Analysis Exploring How Black Mothers Are Represented in Social Work Literature

Social Problem-Solving in Freshmen: The Role of Emotional Stability, Secure Attachment, Communication Skill, and Self-Esteem

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