Racism-related stress and psychological distress: Black Women’s Experiences Living with Lupus study

Evelyn A. Hunter; Erica C. Spears; Connor D. Martz; Kara Chung; Thomas E. Fuller-Rowell; S. Sam Lim; Cristina Drenkard; David H. Chae

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Racism-related stress and psychological distress: Black Women’s Experiences Living with Lupus study

Evelyn A. Hunter, Erica C. Spears, Connor D. Martz, Kara Chung, Thomas E. Fuller-Rowell, S. Sam Lim, Cristina Drenkard, David H. Chae

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Disparate health consequences in African American women with systemic lupus erythematosus include greater severity of physical and psychological distress. Racism-related stress is also related to psychological distress correlates in this population. This study examined the relationships between racism-related experiences, psychological distress, and systemic lupus erythematosus activity in 430 African American women from the Black Women’s Experiences Living with Lupus study. The structural equation model suggests that psychological distress mediates the relationship between racism-related stress and systemic lupus erythematosus disease activity. The impact of racism-related stress on systemic lupus erythematosus disease activity may occur primarily through their impact on psychological health variables. Implications for clinical care and future directions are explored.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2374-2389
Number of pages	16
Journal	Journal of Health Psychology
Volume	26
Issue number	13
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105320913085
State	Published - Nov 2021

Keywords

chronic illness
health psychology
psychological distress
race
racism

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