Anticipatory Race-Related Stress and Depressive Symptoms among U.S. Black Women Attending A Historically Black University: Are Psychosocial Resources Stress Buffers?

ABSTRACT: In an era of police brutality and the Black Lives Matter movement, many Black Americans believe that racism is a mainstay of U.S. culture. Even if not experiencing racial threats or violence directly, racial tension can induce stress via anticipatory race-related stress (ARRS). Drawing from theories of social stress and the intersectionality framework, this study examined the association between ARRS and depressive symptoms among Black women attending a historically Black university (N = 207). Second, we investigated whether psychosocial resources (mastery, resilience, self-esteem, social support) moderated the association between ARRS and depressive symptoms. Study results revealed that anticipatory race-related stress was positively associated with depressive symptoms. Mastery and resili

SUBMITTER: Erving CL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12356155 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature