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Background: African American women have an elevated risk for experiencing depressive symptoms, and discrimination, stress, and coping contribute to symptoms of depression.
Aims: We aimed to examine the associations between discrimination, stress, and coping on symptoms of depression among young African American mothers.
Methods: In this retrospective study, we utilized a hierarchical linear regression to explore the effects of perceived racial discrimination, stress, and general and discrimination-related coping responses on depressive symptoms in a sample of African American mothers ( = 250). The data were drawn from the study (InterGEN), a study conducted between 2014 and 2019 and based in Connecticut.
Results: After accounting for maternal age, level of education, and income, greater perceived racial discrimination ( = .03), higher levels of stress ( < .001), greater engagement in avoidance coping ( < .001), and use of passive coping responses to discrimination ( = .04) were uniquely associated with increased depressive symptoms. Other forms of coping, specifically, problem-solving and support seeking, did not appear to influence depressive symptoms in this sample.
Conclusion: The findings highlight the negative impact of discrimination, heightened stress, and maladaptive coping on the emotional health of young African American mothers.
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