@article{ref1,
title="African American health and posttraumatic slave syndrome: a terror management theory account",
journal="Journal of Black studies",
year="2019",
author="Halloran, Michael J.",
volume="50",
number="1",
pages="45-65",
abstract="The aim of this article is to explicate a terror management theory (TMT) analysis of the poor social and psychological well-being of African Americans by drawing upon a model of cultural trauma to explain the antecedents and effects of posttraumatic slave syndrome. Cultural trauma is defined as a state that occurs when a people's cultural worldview has been destabilized to the point where it does not effectively meet its TMT function of providing a buffer against basic anxiety and uncertainty. The article outlines how the impact of slavery was a significant trauma to African American people, which was carried forward through successive generations; providing an explanation of their current anxiety-related conditions, poor health, and maladaptive behaviors. <br><br>FINDINGS from health and justice research and qualitative data from narratives of African Americans are presented to substantiate the adaptation of a model of cultural trauma for understanding the contemporary situation of African Americans.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0021-9347",
doi="10.1177/0021934718803737",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0021934718803737"
}