Open AccessSister Circles as a Culturally Relevant Intervention for Anxious Black Women
Author(s) -
NealBarnett Angela,
Stadulis Robert,
Murray Marsheena,
Payne Margaret R.,
Thomas Anisha,
Salley Bernadette B.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
clinical psychology: science and practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.285
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1468-2850
pISSN - 0969-5893
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-2850.2011.01258.x
Subject(s) - sister , intervention (counseling) , psychological intervention , psychology , feeling , african american , anxiety , faith , gender studies , white (mutation) , social psychology , sociology , psychiatry , ethnology , anthropology , philosophy , theology , biochemistry , chemistry , gene
[Clin Psychol Sci Prac 18: 266–273, 2011] Research on anxiety treatment with Black women reveals a need to develop interventions that address factors relevant to their lives. Such factors include feelings of isolation, multiple roles undertaken by Black women, and faith. A recurrent theme across treatment studies is the importance of having support from other Black women. Sister circles are support groups that build upon existing friendships, fictive kin networks, and the sense of community found among Black women. Sister circles appear to offer many of the components Black women desire in an anxiety intervention. In this article, we explore sister circles as an intervention for anxious Black women. Culturally infused aspects from our sister circle work with middle‐class Black women are presented. Further research is needed.