title: Too Much of a Good Thing? Psychosocial Resources, Gendered Racism, and Suicidal Ideation Among Low-SES African American Women.
abstract: Very few studies have examined predictors of suicidal ideation among African American women. Consequently, we have a poor understanding of the combinations of culturally-specific experiences and psychosocial processes that may constitute risk and protective factors for suicide in this population. Drawing on theories of social inequality, medical sociology, and the stress process, we explore the adverse impact of gendered racism experiences and potential moderating factors in a sample of 204 predominantly low-SES African American women. We find that African American women's risk for suicidal ideation is linked to stressors occurring as a function of their distinct social location at the intersection of gender and race. In addition, we find that gendered racism has no effect on suicidal ideation among women with moderate levels of well-being, self-esteem, and active coping, but has a strong adverse influence in those with high and low levels of psychosocial resources.
authors.affiliation: University of Kentucky.
authors.forename: Brea L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Perry
authors.forename: Erin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pullen
authors.forename: Carrie B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Oser
keywords: African American women; Suicide; active coping; racism; self-esteem; sexism; well-being
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