Emotion regulation and coping with racial stressors among African Americans across the lifespan

IF 5.7 1区 心理学 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL
Tyia K. Wilson , Amy L. Gentzler
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Abstract

This critical review is one of the first to take a lifespan approach to examine the emotion regulation (ER) and coping strategies used by African Americans in response to racial-related adversities (e.g., discrimination, racism, prejudice) and to discuss why African Americans may engage in these specific strategies. The current review found that African Americans continue to experience racial discrimination throughout the lifespan. The most prominent coping and ER strategies among African American in response to racial discrimination appear to be negative emotion expression suppression, avoidant coping, social support, and religion/spirituality. The review discusses various factors that may underlie these patterns (e.g., power differentials, African Americans’ history and African culture) and also limitations of current ER and coping research. By examining stability and changes across the lifespan, time, and varying situations, more inferences about patterns of coping and ER and contributing factors can be made to better determine ways to help decrease or mitigate the effects of racial stress on African Americans’ lives.

非裔美国人一生中对种族压力的情绪调节和应对
这篇批判性的综述是第一个采用生命周期方法来研究非裔美国人在应对种族相关逆境(如歧视、种族主义、偏见)时使用的情绪调节(ER)和应对策略的综述之一,并讨论了为什么非裔美国人可能会采用这些特定的策略。目前的审查发现,非洲裔美国人在一生中继续遭受种族歧视。非裔美国人在应对种族歧视时最突出的应对策略是消极情绪表达抑制、回避型应对、社会支持和宗教/灵性。这篇综述讨论了可能构成这些模式的各种因素(例如,权力差异、非裔美国人的历史和非洲文化),以及当前急诊室和应对研究的局限性。通过检查整个生命周期、时间和不同情况下的稳定性和变化,可以得出更多关于应对模式和ER及其影响因素的推论,从而更好地确定帮助减少或减轻种族压力对非洲裔美国人生活影响的方法。
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Developmental Review
Developmental Review PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL-
CiteScore
11.00
自引率
3.00%
发文量
27
审稿时长
51 days
期刊介绍: Presenting research that bears on important conceptual issues in developmental psychology, Developmental Review: Perspectives in Behavior and Cognition provides child and developmental, child clinical, and educational psychologists with authoritative articles that reflect current thinking and cover significant scientific developments. The journal emphasizes human developmental processes and gives particular attention to issues relevant to child developmental psychology. The research concerns issues with important implications for the fields of pediatrics, psychiatry, and education, and increases the understanding of socialization processes.
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