Discrimination and Hypertension Among Older African Americans and Caribbean Blacks: The Moderating Effects of John Henryism.
Ann W NguyenDavid MillerOmonigho M BubuHarry Owen TaylorRyon J CobbAntoine R TrammellUchechi A MitchellPublished in: The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences (2022)
The findings indicate that JH, in the face of discrimination, is associated with hypertension of older African Americans but may be an effective coping strategy for older Caribbean Blacks due to cultural and sociodemographic differences between the 2 ethnic groups. Future research should investigate the differing mechanisms by which JH influences health in heterogeneous older Black populations.