Perceived racial discrimination and healthy behavior among African Americans.

Frederick X GibbonsMeg GerrardMary E FleischliRonald L SimonsKingsbury Jh

Published in: Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association (2021)

Perceived racial discrimination does not appear to be related to BMI among African Americans, but it is related to healthy behavior among Black females who are high in dispositional optimism. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved).

Keyphrases

social support
depressive symptoms
physical activity
mental health
african american
body mass index
emergency department
weight gain