Racial discrimination and romantic relationship dynamics among Black Americans: A systematic review

TKM Rice, AIC Jenkins, SMN Smith… - Journal of Family …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Despite increasing research, the links between racial discrimination and Black Americans'
romantic relationship dynamics remain unclear. Guided by models of mundane extreme …

Dyadic, biobehavioral, and sociocultural approaches to romantic relationships and health: Implications for research, practice, and policy

MR Shrout, SJ Wilson, AK Farrell… - Social and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Romantic relationships are a key health determinant. Partners influence each other's
psychological, behavioral, and biological trajectories in ways that can foster health and …

Echoes of slavery: Reflections on contemporary racial discrimination in Black Americans' romantic relationships

TKM Rice - Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Informed by ecological and intersectional perspectives, this study examined how Black
Americans' reflections on the historical context of slavery and experiences with …

The relational wear and tear of everyday racism among African American couples

AD Ong, B Urganci, AL Burrow… - Psychological …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
The wear and tear of adapting to chronic stressors such as racism and discrimination can
have detrimental effects on mental and physical health. Here, we investigated the wider …

Discrimination, family emotional climate, and African American health: An application of the BBFM.

JB Priest, S McNeil Smith, SB Woods… - Journal of Family …, 2020 - psycnet.apa.org
Abstract The Biobehavioral Family Model (BBFM) is a biopsychosocial model of health that
has been substantiated across multiple studies. However, the findings of those studies are …

African Americans' relationship quality and depressive symptoms: A longitudinal investigation of the Marital Discord Model.

AW Barton, JA Lavner, NC Sutton… - Journal of Family …, 2022 - psycnet.apa.org
The present study was designed to examine the complex bidirectional associations between
relationship quality and depressive symptoms among African American couples. Informed …

Seeking just us: A mixed methods investigation of Racism-Specific Support among Black college students

CK Marshburn, B Campos - Journal of Black Psychology, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Social support is theorized to protect health against the negative effects of stress. However,
findings are mixed regarding whether social support protects Black people's psychological …

The protective effects of perceived gratitude and expressed gratitude for relationship quality among African American couples

AW Barton, AIC Jenkins, Q Gong… - Journal of Social …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
The current study was designed to investigate the protective effects of gratitude in romantic
relationships. Particular attention was given to differentiating the beneficial effects of …

Interpersonal discrimination and relationship quality among married mid-life and older Black adults

AK Henderson, JS Wong, A Dues… - Journal of Family …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Theories of minority stress contagion suggest that the consequences of racial discrimination
may extend beyond the individual to impact close others. We empirically test direct and …

Racial discrimination and the weathering of nonmarital relationships

AB Barr, RL Simons, SRH Beach… - Journal of Marriage and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Objective The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of perceived racial
discrimination on the satisfaction and dissolution of different‐gender, nonmarital …