TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2023//
TI  - Black mothers' concern for their children as a measure of vicarious racism-related vigilance and allostatic load
JO  - Journal of health and social behavior
A1  - Daniels, Kathryn P.
A1  - D Thomas, Marilyn
A1  - Chae, David H.
A1  - Allen, Amani M.
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0022-1465
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00221465231175942
ID  - ref1
ER  -