Pub Date : 2024-05-17DOI: 10.1177/00957984241252266
Richard H. Morley, Matthew J. Taylor, Michael Mason
The role of self-compassion in relation to code of the street, psychopathic features, and masculinity was examined among a sample of 207 African American men. Participants were recruited online through the MTurk website. Using correlational and Preacher and Hayes (2008) bootstrapping analyses, results show that masculinity was positively correlated with code of the street but not self-compassion or psychopathy. The correlational analyses also revealed that self-compassion displayed a negative correlation with code of the street and psychopathy. Code of the street and psychopathy were also found to be positively associated. The mediational analysis demonstrated that self-compassion mediated the relationship between the code of the street and psychopathy. The potential utilization of self-compassion as a transforming concept is discussed.
{"title":"Beyond Code of the Street and Psychopathic Features: Black Masculinity and Self-Compassion","authors":"Richard H. Morley, Matthew J. Taylor, Michael Mason","doi":"10.1177/00957984241252266","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00957984241252266","url":null,"abstract":"The role of self-compassion in relation to code of the street, psychopathic features, and masculinity was examined among a sample of 207 African American men. Participants were recruited online through the MTurk website. Using correlational and Preacher and Hayes (2008) bootstrapping analyses, results show that masculinity was positively correlated with code of the street but not self-compassion or psychopathy. The correlational analyses also revealed that self-compassion displayed a negative correlation with code of the street and psychopathy. Code of the street and psychopathy were also found to be positively associated. The mediational analysis demonstrated that self-compassion mediated the relationship between the code of the street and psychopathy. The potential utilization of self-compassion as a transforming concept is discussed.","PeriodicalId":508244,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Black Psychology","volume":"7 15","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140964213","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-02-12DOI: 10.1177/00957984241232942
M. E. L. Hall, Grace E. Lee, J. McMartin, Alexis Abernethy, Laura R. Shannonhouse, Crystal L Park, Jamie Aten, Kelly Kapic, Eric J. Silverman
The meaning-making model proposes that distress results from discrepancies between one’s global meaning system and one’s situational appraisals of negative life events. This model suggests a preventative function for religion when religious global beliefs inform situational appraisals in ways that minimize distress. Using consensual qualitative research, we evaluated the initial reactions to a cancer diagnosis of 29 Black Christian women. We examined how the women appraised the cancer diagnosis and how this appraisal was related to reported distress. Our results indicated that lower levels of distress were related to believing that God was faithful, while higher levels of distress were related to beliefs in retributive justice and cancer as a death sentence. Lower distress was further related to spiritual surrender, a religious coping practice that combines entrusting the outcome of one’s cancer experience to God and actively pursuing treatment. We discuss spiritual surrender as a collaborative religious coping strategy and highlight its importance in informing culturally sensitive psychological interventions.
{"title":"Spiritual Surrender: Initial Appraisals of Cancer Diagnoses in Black Christian Women","authors":"M. E. L. Hall, Grace E. Lee, J. McMartin, Alexis Abernethy, Laura R. Shannonhouse, Crystal L Park, Jamie Aten, Kelly Kapic, Eric J. Silverman","doi":"10.1177/00957984241232942","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00957984241232942","url":null,"abstract":"The meaning-making model proposes that distress results from discrepancies between one’s global meaning system and one’s situational appraisals of negative life events. This model suggests a preventative function for religion when religious global beliefs inform situational appraisals in ways that minimize distress. Using consensual qualitative research, we evaluated the initial reactions to a cancer diagnosis of 29 Black Christian women. We examined how the women appraised the cancer diagnosis and how this appraisal was related to reported distress. Our results indicated that lower levels of distress were related to believing that God was faithful, while higher levels of distress were related to beliefs in retributive justice and cancer as a death sentence. Lower distress was further related to spiritual surrender, a religious coping practice that combines entrusting the outcome of one’s cancer experience to God and actively pursuing treatment. We discuss spiritual surrender as a collaborative religious coping strategy and highlight its importance in informing culturally sensitive psychological interventions.","PeriodicalId":508244,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Black Psychology","volume":"1 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139784937","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-02-12DOI: 10.1177/00957984241232942
M. E. L. Hall, Grace E. Lee, J. McMartin, Alexis Abernethy, Laura R. Shannonhouse, Crystal L Park, Jamie Aten, Kelly Kapic, Eric J. Silverman
The meaning-making model proposes that distress results from discrepancies between one’s global meaning system and one’s situational appraisals of negative life events. This model suggests a preventative function for religion when religious global beliefs inform situational appraisals in ways that minimize distress. Using consensual qualitative research, we evaluated the initial reactions to a cancer diagnosis of 29 Black Christian women. We examined how the women appraised the cancer diagnosis and how this appraisal was related to reported distress. Our results indicated that lower levels of distress were related to believing that God was faithful, while higher levels of distress were related to beliefs in retributive justice and cancer as a death sentence. Lower distress was further related to spiritual surrender, a religious coping practice that combines entrusting the outcome of one’s cancer experience to God and actively pursuing treatment. We discuss spiritual surrender as a collaborative religious coping strategy and highlight its importance in informing culturally sensitive psychological interventions.
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Pub Date : 2024-02-06DOI: 10.1177/00957984241230670
Jeri M. Antilla, Teresa S. Johnson
Historically, African American women have faced racial disparities in perinatal and neonatal mortality rates. There is limited research on the sustained stress and amplified emotional and psychological strain that African American women undergo during perinatal loss. Studies are even scarcer concerning the heightened emotional and psychological difficulties during pregnancies subsequent to loss. Semi-structured interviews were carried out with 22 African American women who had experienced perinatal loss and were either pregnant or had given birth after their loss. Descriptive coding and thematic analysis served in analyzing the data, revealing three main themes: life stressors, mental health complexities, and coping strategies. The results highlighted an increased risk of adverse perinatal outcomes due to social determinants, including income, access to healthcare, and housing. Furthermore, systemic racism exacerbated psychological distress after perinatal loss, often manifesting as depression and anxiety. The study reveals the urgent need to dismantle systemic racism in maternity and mental healthcare to boost perinatal outcomes for African American women. It provides essential insights for developing effective support programs.
{"title":"Life Stressors and Mental Well-Being: Experiences of African American Women Navigating Perinatal Loss and Pregnancy Subsequent to Loss","authors":"Jeri M. Antilla, Teresa S. Johnson","doi":"10.1177/00957984241230670","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00957984241230670","url":null,"abstract":"Historically, African American women have faced racial disparities in perinatal and neonatal mortality rates. There is limited research on the sustained stress and amplified emotional and psychological strain that African American women undergo during perinatal loss. Studies are even scarcer concerning the heightened emotional and psychological difficulties during pregnancies subsequent to loss. Semi-structured interviews were carried out with 22 African American women who had experienced perinatal loss and were either pregnant or had given birth after their loss. Descriptive coding and thematic analysis served in analyzing the data, revealing three main themes: life stressors, mental health complexities, and coping strategies. The results highlighted an increased risk of adverse perinatal outcomes due to social determinants, including income, access to healthcare, and housing. Furthermore, systemic racism exacerbated psychological distress after perinatal loss, often manifesting as depression and anxiety. The study reveals the urgent need to dismantle systemic racism in maternity and mental healthcare to boost perinatal outcomes for African American women. It provides essential insights for developing effective support programs.","PeriodicalId":508244,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Black Psychology","volume":"57 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139802360","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-02-06DOI: 10.1177/00957984241230670
Jeri M. Antilla, Teresa S. Johnson
Historically, African American women have faced racial disparities in perinatal and neonatal mortality rates. There is limited research on the sustained stress and amplified emotional and psychological strain that African American women undergo during perinatal loss. Studies are even scarcer concerning the heightened emotional and psychological difficulties during pregnancies subsequent to loss. Semi-structured interviews were carried out with 22 African American women who had experienced perinatal loss and were either pregnant or had given birth after their loss. Descriptive coding and thematic analysis served in analyzing the data, revealing three main themes: life stressors, mental health complexities, and coping strategies. The results highlighted an increased risk of adverse perinatal outcomes due to social determinants, including income, access to healthcare, and housing. Furthermore, systemic racism exacerbated psychological distress after perinatal loss, often manifesting as depression and anxiety. The study reveals the urgent need to dismantle systemic racism in maternity and mental healthcare to boost perinatal outcomes for African American women. It provides essential insights for developing effective support programs.
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Pub Date : 2023-11-01DOI: 10.1177/00957984231192285
C. Breiner, McKenzie L. Miller, Christina M. Sanzari, Taylor R. Perry, J. M. Hormes
Strong ethnic identity is recognized as a protective factor against body image concern and eating pathology in Black women as they tend to hold cultural values in line with an acceptance of a variety of body shapes and sizes. Reinforcement of these cultural ideals may occur via same-race peer relationships. The current study examined the mediating role of same-race versus other-race peers in the relationship between ethnic identity and body appreciation in Black women. Participants were 139 Black undergraduate women (Mage = 18.94 years, MBMI = 25.33) who completed validated measures of ethnic identity and body appreciation and reported on the ethnic makeup of their friends. We conducted mediation analysis examining the role of same-race peers on the relationship between ethnic identity and body appreciation. Same-race peers mediated the relationship between ethnic identity and body appreciation, where having a greater percentage of friends increased both ethnic identity and body appreciation in Black women. The influence of same-race peers should be considered in the development of culturally informed prevention and intervention efforts for eating pathology in Black women.
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Pub Date : 2023-11-01DOI: 10.1177/00957984231192279
Chelsie E. Dunn, Alison J. Patev, Bianca D. Owens, Calvin J. Hall, Ashlynn D. Bell, Kristina B. Hood
The subtle sexual objectification and dehumanization of Black women have a long history throughout Western society. However, few scholars have explored how sexually objectifying gendered racial microaggressions (GRM) events detract from Black women’s positive body image attitudes. Accordingly, this study investigated the moderating role of sexually objectifying GRM on the association between self-objectification and Black women’s body appreciation. Participants (N = 215) completed measures assessing the stress appraisal and frequency of sexually objectifying GRM events, self-objectification beliefs, and body appreciation. Moderated moderation analysis revealed support for the hypothesis, with Black women reporting lower body appreciation when engagement in self-objectification and stress appraisal (of fewer sexually objectifying GRM events) were high. The findings highlight the importance of considering contextual factors, such as sexually objectifying GRM, when exploring Black women’s positive body image attitudes.
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Pub Date : 2023-11-01DOI: 10.1177/00957984231220983
Danielle D. Dickens, Dionne P. Stephens
This paper serves as the introduction to a special issue on Black women’s body image. Today, controlling images of Black women, such as the Jezebel, Mammy, and Sapphire stereotypes, are evident in controversial public and corporate policies regarding natural hair choices, differential judicial outcomes for darker-skinned Black women, and inequitable responses to Black women’s COVID-19 symptoms and maternal health experiences. In response to these events, many Black women are (re)claiming control over their biological, social, and cultural bodily experiences across public and private spaces. Thus, we highlight how the papers in this special issue represent a large-scale effort to apply the Black feminist thought framework to the scientific study of body image among Black women. Consistent with body positivity principles, all papers use the foundation of Black feminist thought in the experiences and knowledge of Black women, consider the roles of power, privilege, and oppression throughout the inquiry process, and address the utility of findings for improving the lives of marginalized groups through structural and social change. With this special issue, we hope to advance scholarship on the ways in which Black women’s bodies are evaluated and monitored. Black women’s efforts to resist and dismantle these controlling images and gendered racial injustices are also critical contributions needed to strengthen this area of research.
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Pub Date : 2023-11-01DOI: 10.1177/00957984231186505
Martinque K. Jones, Trent Petrie
Low levels of body satisfaction have been consistently linked to disordered eating behaviors among women. However, few researchers have explored the mechanisms explaining this relationship among subgroups of women, who because of their social positioning (e.g., gender, race, and athlete status) may differ in the etiology of disordered eating. Accordingly, we surveyed 354 Black women student athletes (ages 18–24) to assess psychosocial health factors (resiliency, self-compassion, and social support) contributing to body satisfaction and disordered eating among this group. First, through a frequency analysis we determined approximately 50–60% of Black women student athletes reported being satisfied with their bodies, particularly with the muscularity and overall size and shape of their bodies. Second, a structural equation model supported the hypothesis that higher levels of self-compassion and social support contributed to greater body satisfaction, which, in turn, predicted athletes reporting fewer disordered eating behaviors. Our results suggest that body satisfaction is multidimensional, and there are specific psychosocial health factors that may bolster body satisfaction and protect against disordered eating among Black women student athletes.
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Pub Date : 2023-11-01DOI: 10.1177/00957984221127842
Tiani R. Perkins, L. M. Ward, Morgan C. Jerald, Elizabeth R. Cole, Lanice R. Avery
Models of self-objectification utilized by the existing literature have been normed with predominantly White samples and may not account for the unique pressures on Black women to engage in beauty practices that prioritize European appearance expectations. Additionally mainstream media have historically rejected Black women’s bodies and beauty, instead reifying Western European aesthetics. We expand the existing literature by testing the contribution of body surveillance using serial analyses via endorsement of Eurocentric appearance norms (i.e., feminine appearance, thinness, and Eurocentric appearance), mainstream media consumption, mental health (i.e., depression, anxiety, and hostility), and body shame. Based on a sample of 561 Black women, combined serial/parallel mediation models revealed that total media consumption was not associated with body surveillance; however, there was an indirect effect of media consumption through acceptance of European body image norms predicting mental health and body shame. Findings suggest that to fully understand the impact of sexual- and self-objectification among Black women, researchers must also examine their negotiations of Western European norms of femininity and beauty. Implications for Black women’s body image beliefs are discussed.
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