title: Preliminary study examining relationship between family environment and resting mean arterial pressure in African-American youth.
abstract: This investigation examined the relationship between family environment and mean arterial pressure in a sample of African-American youth. Completed data were collected from 46 adolescents attending an inner-city junior high school. Blood pressure measurements were assessed in a seated position with a Dinamap 1846 Vital Signs Monitor. To assess the additive effects associated with the family environment, a composite risk score (cohesion, conflict, control, and organization subscales of the Family Environment Scale) was computed. Regression analyses indicated that the cumulative risk associated with the family environment was predictive of resting mean arterial pressure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48202, USA. rclark@sun.science.wayne.edu
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Clark
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Armstead
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent / Q000502:physiology*; D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology*; D044383:Black People; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000502:physiology*; D001795:Blood Pressure Determination; D005195:Family Relations / Q000208:ethnology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent; D012044:Regression Analysis; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012494:Sampling Studies; D013022:South Carolina; D013315:Stress, Psychological; D014505:Urban Population