Rising and surviving: a conceptual model of active coping among Black lesbians.
This study tested a conceptual model of active coping among a predominantly middle-class sample (N = 92) of Black lesbians (ages 18 to 68) attending a Black lesbian retreat. F. B. Tyler's (1978) active coping dimension of psychosocial competence and L. P. Anderson, C. L. Eaddy, and E. A. Williams's (1990) psychosocial competence model for Black Americans emphasizing the role of individual and environmental factors provided the theoretical framework for the study. A theoretical model was developed to examine whether internal (self-esteem, race and lesbian identification) and external (social support, perceived available lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered resources) factors predicted active coping. Results confirmed that the model of internal and external factors was a statistically significant predictor of active coping.
Department of Psychology, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI 02881-0808, USA. bowlegl@uri.edu
Lisa
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Bowleg
Melynda L
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Craig
Gary
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Burkholder
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D044383:Black People / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D018452:Homosexuality, Female / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007207:Individuation; D007389:Internal-External Control; D008875:Middle Aged; D011287:Prejudice; D012649:Self Concept; D012931:Social Environment; D012944:Social Support; D044465:White People / Q000523:psychology; D001741:Black or African American