As was the case with prior literature, the participants in the current study believed that stress related to economic inequality, racial prejudice, and family responsibilities contributed to health problems, particularly hypertension (Lukoschek, 2003). This view is compatible with the “weathering” hypothesis that health disparities among African American women are due to the physiologic effects of years of social, family, and economic challenges(Geronimus, 2001). Participants’ beliefs about the adverse effects of stress on the body suggest that
As was the case with prior literature, the participants in the current study believed that stress related to economic inequality, racial prejudice, and family responsibilities contributed to health problems, particularly hypertension (Lukoschek, 2003). This view is compatible with the “weathering” hypothesis that health disparities among African American women are due to the physiologic effects of years of social, family, and economic challenges(Geronimus, 2001). Participants’ beliefs about the adverse effects of stress on the body suggest that
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