Perceived Sources of Stress and Resilience in Men in an African American Community

摘要: Background : Little is known about the perceived causes of stress and what strategies African American men use to promote resiliency. Participatory research approaches are recommended as an approach engage minority communities. A key goal participatory shift locus control community partners. Objective To understand sources tools used resiliency in South Los Angeles. Methods Our study utilized a community-partnered collect analyze open-ended responses from 295 recruited at local, cultural festival Angeles using thematic analysis Levels Racism framework. Results Almost all (93.2%) reported stress. Of those reporting stress, 60.8% finances money 43.2% racism specific cause. More than 60% (63.4%) that they available help deal with noting source for (n = 76), 42.1% identified religious faith. participants (92.1%) mentioned such religion family. Conclusions Stress owing psychosocial factors common among men. But, same time, most found support ameliorate Future work around alleviating supporting should both take into account incorporate culturally appropriate support.