Effects of Perceived Racism and Anger Inhibition on Ambulatory Blood Pressure in African Americans
| Autor: | Patrick R. Steffen, Maya McNeilly, Andrew Sherwood, Norman B Anderson |
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| Rok vydání: | 2003 |
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Male Ambulatory blood pressure genetic structures media_common.quotation_subject Culture Blood Pressure Anger White People European descent Body Mass Index Surveys and Questionnaires North Carolina Humans African american men Medicine Applied Psychology media_common business.industry Incidence Incidence (epidemiology) Blood Pressure Monitoring Ambulatory Circadian Rhythm Black or African American Expressed Emotion Psychiatry and Mental health Blood pressure Perceived racism Hypertension Anger expression Female business Social psychology Prejudice Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Psychosomatic Medicine. 65:746-750 |
| ISSN: | 0033-3174 |
| Popis: | OBJECTIVE Hypertension is more prevalent in African Americans compared with Americans of European descent. Preliminary evidence indicates that perceived racism may play a role in elevated blood pressure in African Americans. The present study examined whether perceived racism was associated with higher ambulatory blood pressure measured during daily life. A potential contributing role for anger inhibition was also evaluated. METHODS Twenty-four-hour ABP was obtained from 69 African American men and women with normal or mildly elevated blood pressure. ABP was averaged over waking and sleep periods, and clinic BP was also assessed. Perceived racism and anger expression were measured using self-report questionnaires. RESULTS Greater perceived racism was related to higher ABP during waking hours for SBP (p |
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