TY - JOUR
T1 - Stress and stress reduction among African American women
T2 - A brief report
AU - Townsend, Tiffany G.
AU - Hawkins, Stephanie R.
AU - Batts, Ayonda Lanier
N1 - Funding Information:
Acknowledgment The intervention described in this study was made possible by a grant from Youth Matters, Robert Wood Johnson Urban Health Initiative through the Ujima Collaboration of Virginia Commonwealth University. The study was approved by the Western Institutional Review Board, Study # 1020645. Special thanks are extended to Kevin Allison, Ph.D., the Director of the Ujima Collaboration, and Dr. Patricia Gould-Champ, Rev. Catherine Norrell and Deacon Sandra Sorrell for their assistance with recruitment, retention and program organization. We would also like to thank Imani Christian Ministries for providing the facility to house the workshop, and LaShawn M. Gardner for her tireless efforts and invaluable assistance.
PY - 2007/11
Y1 - 2007/11
N2 - This brief report looks at the impact of discrimination, poverty and daily hassles on the stress and the subsequent health of African American women. Using this contextual framework, an Africentric, female-centered stress reduction program is presented to address the specific needs of this population. Thirty-three African American women between the ages of 22 and 63 participated in either an 8-h pilot of the proposed Africentric program or a 7-h standard stress reduction intervention. Descriptions of both interventions are presented. Implications for the use of stress reduction techniques in health promotion efforts among African American women are discussed.
AB - This brief report looks at the impact of discrimination, poverty and daily hassles on the stress and the subsequent health of African American women. Using this contextual framework, an Africentric, female-centered stress reduction program is presented to address the specific needs of this population. Thirty-three African American women between the ages of 22 and 63 participated in either an 8-h pilot of the proposed Africentric program or a 7-h standard stress reduction intervention. Descriptions of both interventions are presented. Implications for the use of stress reduction techniques in health promotion efforts among African American women are discussed.
KW - African American women
KW - Coping strategies
KW - Health promotion
KW - Stress reduction
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U2 - 10.1007/s10935-007-0111-y
DO - 10.1007/s10935-007-0111-y
M3 - Article
C2 - 18273708
AN - SCOPUS:40349113280
SN - 0278-095X
VL - 28
SP - 569
EP - 582
JO - Journal of Primary Prevention
JF - Journal of Primary Prevention
IS - 6
ER -
