PSYCHOLOGICAL STRESS AND COPING AMONG AFRICAN AMERICANS

了解个体在生理反应上的差异 心理压力有助于预防心血管疾病。 找出那些更容易患上这些疾病的人 这是心理生理学领域许多研究人员的主要目标。这个 建议的研究将考察年龄、应对方式和 慢性应激对心血管反应和胆固醇水平的影响。这个 第一项研究将考察大学生和 老年人对两种情况的生理反应和行为应对 种族主义境遇--一个黑人被白人权威人物骚扰 一个黑人被一个黑人权威人物骚扰。此外， 黑人民族主义调查(BNS)、库克和梅德利的能力 敌意量表和愤怒表达量表(AX)的预测 将对生理反应进行调查。据推测， 大学生会认同愤怒情绪应对策略， 会对种族主义情况有更大的生理反应。 其次，假设大学生会得到更高的分数 在BNS和库克·梅德利的敌意量表上。第三，它是 预测那些在这些个性上得分高的人 库存将增加心血管对应激源的反应。 最后，预计会有更大的生理反应 到了白人对黑人的种族主义场景。 第二项研究将考察慢性压力对变化的影响。 胆固醇水平和心血管反应。胆固醇水平 的大学生将在学期初接受评估 (低应激期)和考试期间(高应激期)。这个 BNS、Cook和Medley敌意量表与愤怒的能力 预测胆固醇水平变化的表达标度(AX)将为 调查过了。据推测，胆固醇水平和 心血管对实验室应激源的反应性将会更高 在高应激期而不是低应激期。它 也假设人格清单将是重要的 第一组和第二组之间胆固醇水平差异的预测因素 二次评估。

Understanding individual differences in physiological responses to psychological stress could help in preventing cardiovascular diseases. Identifying those people who are more susceptible to these disorders is the primary aim of many researchers in the area of psychophysiology. The proposed studies will examine the effects of age, coping style, and chronic stress on cardiovascular responses and cholesterol levels. The first study will examine differences in the way college students and older adults physiologically respond to and behaviorally cope with two racist situations - a Black being harassed by a White authority figure and a Black being harassed by a Black authority figure. In addition, the ability of the Black Nationalism Survey (BNS), the Cook and Medley Hostility Scale and the Anger Expression Scale (AX) to predict physiological responses will be investigated. It is hypothesized that college students will identify with the anger out coping strategy and will have greater physiological responses to the racist situations. Secondly, it is hypothesized that the college students will score higher on the BNS as well as the Cook Medley Hostility Scale. Thirdly, it is predicted that individuals who score high on these personality inventories will have increased cardiovascular responses to the stressor. Last, it is expected that there will be greater physiological responses to the White on Black racist scene. The second study will examine the effects of chronic stress on changes in cholesterol levels and cardiovascular responses. Cholesterol levels of college students will be assessed at the beginning of the semester (low stress period) and again during exam time (high stress period). The ability of the BNS, Cook and Medley Hostility Scale and the Anger Expression Scale (AX) to predict changes in cholesterol levels will be investigated. It is hypothesized that cholesterol levels and cardiovascular reactivity to the laboratory stressor will be higher during the high stress period as opposed to the low stress period. It is also hypothesized that the personality inventories will be significant predictors of differences in cholesterol levels between the first and second assessments.