1. Associations Between Stress Exposure and Emotional Health: The Moderating Role of Discrimination
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Daisy Zavala, Elizabeth Muñoz, Martin Sliwinski, and Stacey Scott
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endocrine system ,Abstracts ,Health (social science) ,Session 4505 (Symposium) ,Life-span and Life-course Studies ,AcademicSubjects/SOC02600 ,Health Professions (miscellaneous) ,psychological phenomena and processes - Abstract
The Weathering Hypothesis states BIPOC face more stressors, by which over a lifetime they are subjected to the negative consequences of stress (e.g., poorer emotional health). Using ecological momentary assessments, we examined whether subtle discrimination moderated the within-person stressor slope on positive and negative affect. We predicted emotional wellbeing would be worse at stressor moments, and those with greater discrimination experience would be more impacted by stressors. Participants were 334 diverse adults (25-65 years, Mage = 47, 63% Female) from Bronx, New York. Positive affect decreased and negative affect increased significantly at stressor moments (p
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- 2021