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The buffering effect of social support on the relationship between discrimination and psychological distress among church-going African-American adults.

ABSTRACT: Discrimination is a pervasive stressor among African-American adults. Social support is an important protective factor for psychological distress, especially among minority populations. Although a number of studies have examined social support in relation to discrimination, little research has examined how social support may serve as an important protective factor against both physical and psychological symptoms related to overall psychological distress within this group. The current study examined social support as a moderator of the relationship between discrimination and overall psychological distress as measured by the Brief Symptom Inventory among a community sample of 122 African-American church-going adults. Results indicated that social support buffered the associations of discrimination and overall psychological distress (p?

SUBMITTER: Steers MN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6409102 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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The buffering effect of social support on the relationship between discrimination and psychological distress among church-going African-American adults.

Steers Mai-Ly N MN   Chen Tzu-An TA   Neisler Julie J   Obasi Ezemenari M EM   McNeill Lorna H LH   Reitzel Lorraine R LR  

Behaviour research and therapy 20181101

Discrimination is a pervasive stressor among African-American adults. Social support is an important protective factor for psychological distress, especially among minority populations. Although a number of studies have examined social support in relation to discrimination, little research has examined how social support may serve as an important protective factor against both physical and psychological symptoms related to overall psychological distress within this group. The current study exami  ...[more]

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