@article{ref1,
title="Explaining African-Americans' Depressive Symptoms: a Stress-Distress and Coping Perspective",
journal="Journal of health psychology",
year="2013",
author="Archibald, Paul and Dobson-Sydnor, Kim and Daniels, Kevin and Bronner, Yvonne",
volume="18",
number="3",
pages="321-331",
abstract="Findings from five community surveys suggest that the depressive symptom scores of African-Americans are the same as, or lower than, those of Whites. This seems at odds with the minority status hypothesis that predicts higher rates of mental disorders for African-Americans. However, little is known about the role of African-American coping capacity during the life stress process. This cross-sectional survey examined the role of spirituality-coping, sense of control, and stress in predicting depressive symptoms among 3570 African-Americans. The findings showed that sense of control mediates the relationship between spirituality, life stressors, and depressive symptoms.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1359-1053",
doi="10.1177/1359105312440297",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1359105312440297"
}