Revisiting the Black-White Mental Health Paradox During the Coronavirus Pandemic

Black Americans have lower rates of depression and anxiety than Whites, despite greater exposure to stressors known to negatively impact mental health, characterized as the Black-White mental health paradox. This study revisited the paradox during the coronavirus pandemic. Drawing on stress process...

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Published in:Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities 2023-12, Vol.10 (6), p.2802-2815
Main Authors: LaMotte, Megan E., Elliott, Marta, Mouzon, Dawne M.
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African Americans
Black or African American - psychology
Coping
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Epidemiology
Group identity
Health disparities
Humans
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Mental Health
Pandemics
Paradoxes
Police
Police brutality
Polls & surveys
Quality of Life Research
Race
Racial discrimination
Racial identity
Racism
Self esteem
Social Inequality
Social Structure
Stress
Surveys
Well being
White - psychology
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African Americans
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Group identity
Health disparities
Humans
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
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