title: Depression, stressful life events, social support, and self-esteem in middle class African American women.
abstract: African American women, are at risk for development of depression because they are a racial minority and female, and often have multiple roles which affect their social supports and self-esteem. An exploratory study was conducted that examined relationships between depression, stressful life events, social support, and self-esteem in 100 middle class African American women aged 20 to 35 years. The conceptual framework for the study was derived from Beeber's (1987) model. Correlational analysis revealed a positive relationship between depression and stressful life events and a negative relationship between depression and social support. Regression analysis revealed that stressful life events and social support added significantly to the model whereas self-esteem did not.
authors.affiliation: Ohio State University, College of Nursing, Worthington OH 43085, USA.
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Warren
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology*; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000208:ethnology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D008960:Models, Psychological; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012307:Risk Factors; D012380:Role; D012649:Self Concept; D012923:Social Class; D012944:Social Support; D014930:Women / Q000523:psychology*