PSYCHOLOGICAL STRESS AND COPING AMONG AFRICAN AMERICANS

了解生理反应的个体差异 心理压力有助于预防心血管疾病。 确定哪些人更容易患上这些疾病， 这是心理生理学领域许多研究者的主要目标。 的 拟议的研究将检查年龄，应对方式， 慢性压力对心血管反应和胆固醇水平的影响。 的 第一项研究将考察大学生和 老年人在生理上应对和行为上科普两种 种族主义的情况-一个黑人被一个白色权威人物骚扰 一个黑人被一个黑人权威人物骚扰 此外该 黑人民族主义调查（BNS），库克和混合泳 敌意量表和愤怒表达量表（AX）预测 将研究生理反应。 它是假设 大学生会认同愤怒的应对策略， 会对种族歧视情况有更强烈的生理反应 其次，假设大学生的分数会更高 以及库克·梅德利敌意量表上都有 三是 预测那些在这些人格上得分高的人 库存将增加心血管对压力源的反应。 最后，预计会有更大的生理反应， 白色对黑人的种族歧视 第二项研究将检查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进行评估 (low压力时期）和考试期间（高压力时期）。 的 BNS、Cook和Medley敌意量表和愤怒量表的能力 表达量表（AX）预测胆固醇水平的变化， 研究了 据推测，胆固醇水平和 心血管对实验室应激源的反应性会更高 在高应力期间，与低应力期间相反。 它 也假设人格清单将是重要的 第一次和第二次之间胆固醇水平差异的预测因素 第二次评估。

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.