Previous research has documented the negative effects of racism on the psychological
health of African Americans. However, consideration of racial socialization as a potential …

The authors explored through semistructured interviews the interrelationships of religion,
spirituality, and career development in a sample of 12 African American undergraduate …

Many conceptualizations of optimal human functioning are based on Western European
notions of healthy and unhealthy development and daily living. When applied to people of …

Women with abusive partners utilize a variety of coping strategies to deal with and heal from
the violence and sense of betrayal they have experienced. For many women, their trust in a …

This study explored the extent to which three types of racism-related stress (ie, individual,
institutional, and cultural) would predict the use of specific Africultural coping strategies (ie …

Abstract First-year students (N= 2.678) demonstrated differences on help-seeking attitudes
and coping strategies by gender and race. African Americans had more positive attitudes …

The purpose of this article is to continue the dialogue regarding the impact of lack of critical
mass and systemic racism on the success of Black women employed in higher education …

This study investigated the relationship between demographic characteristics, mental health
treatment stigma, religious coping, and help seeking among a sample of 488 Christian …

Come to the River: Using Spirituality to Cope, Resist, and Develop Identity Page 1 This
chapter describes and discusses spiritual lives of African American female college students …

The authors of this article explored the role of spirituality in the college experiences of 14
African American college women. Often overlooked, racially isolated, misrepresented, and …