Discrimination, Affect, and Cancer Risk Factors among African Americans

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dc.citation.firstpage31en_US
dc.citation.issueNumber1en_US
dc.citation.journalTitleAmerican Journal of Health Behavioren_US
dc.citation.lastpage41en_US
dc.citation.volumeNumber38en_US
dc.contributor.authorCuevas, Adolfo G.en_US
dc.contributor.authorReitzel, Lorraine R.en_US
dc.contributor.authorAdams, Claire E.en_US
dc.contributor.authorCao, Yumeien_US
dc.contributor.authorNguyen, Ngaen_US
dc.contributor.authorWetter, David W.en_US
dc.contributor.authorWatkins, Kellie L.en_US
dc.contributor.authorRegan, Seann D.en_US
dc.contributor.authorMcNeill, Lorna H.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2016-02-11T20:52:39Z
dc.date.available2016-02-11T20:52:39Z
dc.date.issued2014en_US
dc.description.abstractObjectives: To examine whether stress or depressive symptoms mediated associations between perceived discrimination and multiple modifiable behavioral risk factors for cancer among 1363 African American adults. Methods: Nonparametric bootstrapping procedures, adjusted for sociodemographics, were used to assess mediation.ļ¾ Results: Stress and depressive symptoms each mediated associations between discrimination and current smoking, and discrimination and the total number of behavioral risk factors for cancer. Depressive symptoms also mediated the association between discrimination and overweight/obesity (p values < .05).Conclusions: Discrimination may influence certain behavioral risk factors for cancer through heightened levels of stress and depressive symptoms. Interventions to reduce cancer risk may need to address experiences of discrimination, as well as the stress and depression they engender.en_US
dc.identifier.citationCuevas, Adolfo G., Reitzel, Lorraine R., Adams, Claire E., et al.. "Discrimination, Affect, and Cancer Risk Factors among African Americans." <i>American Journal of Health Behavior,</i> 38, no. 1 (2014) PNG Publications: 31-41. http://dx.doi.org/10.5993/AJHB.38.1.4.
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.5993/AJHB.38.1.4en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/88459
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherPNG Publications
dc.rightsThis is an author's peer-reviewed final manuscript, as accepted by the publisher. The published article is copyrighted by PNG Publications.en_US
dc.subject.keyworddiscriminationen_US
dc.subject.keywordstressen_US
dc.subject.keyworddepressionen_US
dc.subject.keywordcancer risk factorsen_US
dc.titleDiscrimination, Affect, and Cancer Risk Factors among African Americansen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.type.dcmiTexten_US
dc.type.publicationpost-printen_US
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