@article{ref1,
title="Black mothers' concern for their children as a measure of vicarious racism-related vigilance and allostatic load",
journal="Journal of health and social behavior",
year="2023",
author="Daniels, Kathryn P. and D Thomas, Marilyn and Chae, David H. and Allen, Amani M.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="This study investigates the relationship between allostatic load and a novel form of altruistic racism-related fear, or concern for how racism might harm another, which we term vicarious racism-related vigilance. Using a subsample of Black mothers from the African American Women's Heart & Health Study (N = 140), which includes detailed health and survey data on a community sample of Black women in the San Francisco Bay Area, this study investigates the relationship between Black mothers' experiences with racism-related vigilance as it relates to their children and allostatic load-a multisystem metric of underlying health across multiple biological systems. <br><br>FINDINGS indicate that vicarious racism-related vigilance was positively associated with allostatic load (i.e., worse health). <br><br>FINDINGS highlight the salience of vicarious racism-related vigilance for the health of Black mothers, underscoring how intersections between race, gender, and parenthood result in susceptibility to unique forms of health-harming stress.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0022-1465",
doi="10.1177/00221465231175942",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00221465231175942"
}