title: An exploratory investigation of the relationship between racism, racial identity, perceptions of health, and health locus of control among black American women.
abstract: This exploratory investigation examined the relationship between racial identity and perceived racism as predictor variables and perceptions of health status and health locus of control as criterion variables in a sample of 90 Black American women. Results of a canonical correlational analysis indicated a shared variance of 37% between these two sets of variables. This finding highlights the need to focus on perceived racism and racial identity attitudes as potentially important factors for consideration when seeking to understand health disparities in the United States.
authors.affiliation: Division of Counseling Psychology, University at Albany, State University of New York, ED 242, 1400 Washington Ave., Albany, NY 12222, USA. apieterse@albany.edu
authors.forename: Alex L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Pieterse
authors.forename: Robert T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Carter
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology*; D000368:Aged; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001294:Attitude to Health / Q000208:ethnology*; D004219:District of Columbia; D005260:Female; D054624:Health Status Disparities; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D008875:Middle Aged; D009519:New York City; D011287:Prejudice; D012933:Social Identification; D012938:Social Perception; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000208:ethnology; D014504:Urban Health; D055815:Young Adult