Clark R, Anderson N B
Department of Psychology, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48202, USA.
Ethn Dis. 2001 Spring-Summer;11(2):286-95.
This study examined the relationship between racism-specific coping strategies and cardiovascular responses to an ethnically relevant speaking task.
Fifty-seven African-American females participated in a speaking task during which they discussed their experiences with inter-ethnic group racism. Blood pressure and heart rate responses were measured during a pre-speech, speech, and recovery period. Racism-specific coping strategies were assessed with both the Perceived Racism Scale (PRS) and the Ways of Coping Scale-Revised (WCS-R).
Multivariate regression analyses indicated that racism-specific coping strategies assessed via the PRS and WCS-R predicted blood pressure and heart rate changes. Passive coping strategies were generally associated with greater changes in systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, and heart rate during the pre-speech and speech periods, and with incomplete diastolic blood pressure recovery and heart rate recovery. Unexpectedly, the use of more active roping strategies was also associated with greater changes in diastolic blood pressure, and with incomplete heart rate recovery.
This study provides preliminary empirical evidence that racism-specific coping styles may contribute to blood pressure and heart rate variability in African-American females.
本研究考察了针对种族主义的应对策略与对一项与种族相关的演讲任务的心血管反应之间的关系。
57名非裔美国女性参与了一项演讲任务，期间她们讨论了自己在族裔间种族主义方面的经历。在演讲前、演讲中和恢复期测量血压和心率反应。通过感知种族主义量表（PRS）和修订后的应对方式量表（WCS-R）评估针对种族主义的应对策略。
多变量回归分析表明，通过PRS和WCS-R评估的针对种族主义的应对策略可预测血压和心率变化。被动应对策略通常与演讲前和演讲期间收缩压、舒张压和心率的更大变化相关，以及与舒张压恢复不完全和心率恢复不完全相关。出乎意料的是，使用更多积极的应对策略也与舒张压的更大变化以及心率恢复不完全相关。
本研究提供了初步的实证证据，表明针对种族主义的应对方式可能导致非裔美国女性的血压和心率变异性。
