Superwoman Schema, Racial Identity, and Cellular Aging Among African American Women.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

African American women experience faster telomere shortening (i.e., cellular aging) compared with other racial-gender groups. Prior research demonstrates that race and gender interact to influence culturally specific norms for responding to socially-relevant stress and other stress-coping processes, which may affect healthy aging.

Research design and methods

Data are from African American Women's Heart & Health Study participants who consented to DNA extraction (n = 140). Superwoman Schema (SWS) was measured using 5 validated subscales: presenting strength, emotion suppression, resisting vulnerability, motivation to succeed, and obligation to help others. Racial identity was measured using 3 subscales from the Multidimensional Inventory of Black Ide

SUBMITTER: Thomas MD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9154235 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature