African American Acculturation and Its Relationship to Subjective Well-Being in African-American Women
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Title
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African American Acculturation and Its Relationship to Subjective Well-Being in African-American Women
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Identifier
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d_2009_2013:07a1c7203bf6:11056
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identifier
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11272
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Creator
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Jackson, Sharlene D.,
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Contributor
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Vera S. Paster
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Date
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2011
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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City University of New York.
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Subject
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African American studies | Black studies | Womens studies | Acculturation | African American | Black Identity | Coping | Race-Related Stress | Subjective Well-Being
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Abstract
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The study, African American Acculturation and Its Relationship to Well-Being in African American women, investigated how African American women maintain a sense of well-being in spite of their devalued social status. One hundred-and-one, middle class, African American women from across the United States completed a demographic questionnaire, the African American Acculturation Scale (AAAS), the Cross Racial Identity Scale (CRIS), the Index of Race-Related Stress (IRRS), the Ways of Coping Questionnaire (WOCQ), the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS) and the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS). Women reporting greater affiliation with black culture and valuing of black identity reported more race-related stress, however, traditional acculturation status and an internalized black identity were not independent predictors of social support, coping efforts or well-being. An identity dominated by attitudes of black self-hatred was a significant, positive predictor of increased efforts at coping and black self-hatred was strongly and negatively correlated with well-being. Although, acculturation status was not an independent predictor of more frequent coping or greater well-being, traditional religious beliefs and practices were strongly and positively correlated with more frequent coping efforts and greater reports of well-being.
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Type
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dissertation
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Source
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2009_2013.csv
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degree
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Ph.D.
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Program
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Psychology
