Race-related differences in the economic, healthcare-access, and psychological impact of COVID-19: personal resources associated with resilience.
Carolyn Emily SchwartzKatrina BorowiecElijah BiletchBruce D RapkinPublished in: Journal of patient-reported outcomes (2022)
COVID was a source of worry and even conflict, but also unlocked people's resources in use of health-enhancing behavioral strategies, social support, and renewed gratitude for sources of personal meaning and value. The similar relationships between Whites and Non-Whites on wellness and COVID-specific stressors across racial groups underscore that race is a social construction, not a biological fact. Focusing on a renewed appreciation for sources of personal meaning, and particularly faith, seemed to buffer much of the COVID-related stress for Non-Whites.