TY - JOUR
T1 - Effects of racial discrimination and health behaviors on mental and physical health of middle-class African American men
AU - Sellers, Sherrill L.
AU - Bonham, Vence
AU - Neighbors, Harold W.
AU - Amell, James W.
N1 - Copyright:
Copyright 2012 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2009/2
Y1 - 2009/2
N2 - This research is an examination of the effects of racial discrimination and health-promoting behaviors on the physical and mental health of a sample of 399 well-educated African American men. One would think that the attainment of higher education would increase health-promoting behaviors and might decrease discriminatory experiences that impact health. However, regression analysis indicated a more complex picture. Health-promoting behaviors were positively related to mental health, whereas experiences of racial discrimination contributed to poorer mental health. Relationships between health-promoting behaviors and that of racial discrimination to physical health were found to be nonsignificant. In conclusion, the authors discuss the importance of culturally appropriate health-promotion efforts.
AB - This research is an examination of the effects of racial discrimination and health-promoting behaviors on the physical and mental health of a sample of 399 well-educated African American men. One would think that the attainment of higher education would increase health-promoting behaviors and might decrease discriminatory experiences that impact health. However, regression analysis indicated a more complex picture. Health-promoting behaviors were positively related to mental health, whereas experiences of racial discrimination contributed to poorer mental health. Relationships between health-promoting behaviors and that of racial discrimination to physical health were found to be nonsignificant. In conclusion, the authors discuss the importance of culturally appropriate health-promotion efforts.
KW - African American men
KW - Health behaviors
KW - Physical and mental health
KW - Racial discrimination
KW - Socioeconomic status
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U2 - 10.1177/1090198106293526
DO - 10.1177/1090198106293526
M3 - Review article
C2 - 17130248
AN - SCOPUS:59049100750
VL - 36
SP - 31
EP - 44
JO - Health Education and Behavior
JF - Health Education and Behavior
SN - 1090-1981
IS - 1
ER -