Where I'm Livin’ and How I'm Feelin’: Associations among community stress, gender, and mental-emotional health among Black Americans

August I.C. Jenkins, Agus Surachman and Marina Armendariz

Social Science & Medicine, 2024, vol. 348, issue C

Abstract: Structural racism is a primary avenue for the perpetuation of racial health disparities. For Black Americans, both historically and contemporarily, the neighborhood context serves as one of the most striking examples of structural racism, with stressful neighborhood contexts contributing to the well-documented inequalities in psychological functioning among this population.

Keywords: Environmental distress; African Americans; Psychological well-being; Intersectional-ecological framework; Area deprivation index; Community resilience; Perceived neighborhood disorder; Institutional racism (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2024.116763

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