Open AccessExpectations of Racism and Carotid Intima-Media Thickness in African American Women
Author(s) -
Tené T. Lewis,
Rachel Lampert,
Domonique Charles,
Stuart D. Katz
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
psychosomatic medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.62
H-Index - 187
eISSN - 1534-7796
pISSN - 0033-3174
DOI - 10.1097/psy.0000000000000684
Subject(s) - racism , stressor , medicine , hostility , psychology , clinical psychology , sociology , gender studies
Several researchers have argued that racism-related stressors play an important role in adverse cardiovascular outcomes among African American women. However, studies have primarily focused on experiences of racism; thus, the role of expectations of racism is insufficiently understood. The current proof-of-concept study was designed to examine associations among expectations of racism, self-reported experiences of racism, and carotid intima-media thickness (IMT), a marker of cardiovascular risk, in African American women.