Open Access<p>Racial Difference in the Relationship Between Health and Happiness in the United States</p>
Author(s) -
Sharon Cobb,
Arash Javanbakht,
Ebrahim Soltani,
Mohsen Bazargan,
Shervin Assari
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
psychology research and behavior management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.704
H-Index - 30
ISSN - 1179-1578
DOI - 10.2147/prbm.s248633
Subject(s) - happiness , moderation , psychology , salience (neuroscience) , ethnic group , self rated health , social psychology , subjective well being , mental health , demography , gerontology , medicine , sociology , psychiatry , anthropology , cognitive psychology
Although health is a prerequisite for happiness, the salience of health for maintaining happiness may be diminished for Blacks when compared to Whites, a phenomenon which can be explained by the Black-White mental health paradox and minorities' diminished returns.