title: Is John Henryism a resilience factor in women experiencing intimate partner violence?
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Research suggests that posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression are two common mental health problems in intimate partner violence (IPV) survivors. Research has found that while Black women consistently report higher rates of victimization than White women, they also report less severe PTSD and depressive symptoms, suggesting that Black IPV survivors might be more resilient to PTSD and depression than are White survivors.
  
  
  METHODS
  We implemented a correlational study with 81 Black and 100 White female survivors of IPV to determine if John Henryism (JH; i.e., a predisposed active coping mechanism) contributes to the resilience observed in Black IPV survivors.
  
  
  METHODS
  Participants completed the John Henryism Active Coping Scale, Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale, Davidson Trauma Scale, and the Abusive Behavior Inventory.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Results demonstrated that White woman endorsed more severe depressive symptoms as compared to Black women. Severity of PTSD symptoms and JH was not significantly different between races. JH did not moderate the relationship between race and depression; however, for PTSD, JH was found to be protective of PTSD in White women, while demonstrating little impact on Black women.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The implications of these findings are discussed in terms of the minority stress model.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Psychology , The University of Akron , 290 East Buchtel Ave., 44325-4301 , Akron , OH , USA.
authors.forename: Nicole M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Kramer
authors.forename: Nicole L
authors.initials: NL
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: Dawn M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Johnson
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D000066511:Intimate Partner Violence / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008875:Middle Aged; D015146:Midwestern United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D055500:Resilience, Psychological; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D017741:Survivors / Q000523:psychology*; D044465:White People / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: PTSD; coping; intimate partner violence; racial differences; resilience