Introduction Recent research on health inequalities moves beyond illustrating the
importance of psychosocial factors for health to a more in-depth study of the specific …

Background A growing body of research has examined maternal anxiety symptoms and
disorders during the perinatal period. This systematic review provides an update of the …

Familism, a cultural value that emphasizes warm, close, supportive family relationships and
that family be prioritized over self, has been associated with psychological health. The goal …

Relationships are at the center of the human social environment, and their quality and
longevity are now recognized to have particular relevance for health. The goal of this article …

Prior research has related dispositional optimism to physical health. Traditionally,
dispositional optimism is treated as a bipolar construct, anchored at one end by optimism …

African American Psychology: From Africa to America, Fourth Edition provides
comprehensive coverage of the field of African American psychology. Authors Faye Z …

Over the past several decades, stress research has experienced a broadening of its
pathologic focus to encompass the concept of resilience. There is a wealth of research on …

Considered the most comprehensive handbook in the field, this rich resource reviews the
biological, psychological, and social factors that affect health, health behavior, and illness …

Based on historical literature, Black Americans have persisted through centuries of
oppression in North America. To survive, they retained Africultural values and adopted …

African Americans can experience a double consciousness—the two-ness of being an
American and an African American. The present research hypothesized that:(a) double …