Graduate College of Social Work, University of Houston, Houston, TX, USA.
Brown School of Social Work, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA.
Int J Qual Stud Health Well-being. 2023 Dec;18(1):2278288. doi: 10.1080/17482631.2023.2278288. Epub 2023 Nov 18.
Previous studies show that Black women in the United States experience disproportionately poorer health outcomes compared to women of other racial/ethnic groups. Recently the focus is on improving the health of Black women in the United States. However, there is little empirical evidence on what Black women need to improve their health to be well. The goal of this constructivist grounded theory was to increase the understanding of wellness among middle-class Black women ( = 30) in a large Midwestern city in the United States through an intersectional lens. The findings show that the connection and balance between mind, body, and spirit was the core experience of wellness among middle-class Black women. Mind, body, and spirit was described in three ways-(a) mentally managing, (b) physically caring for my body, and (c) connecting spiritually-with the women also noting the barriers and facilitators they endured to be well. Each of these categories highlight the tension middle-class Black women experience with trying to be well. Implications for future practice and research with middle-class Black women are discussed.
先前的研究表明，美国的黑人女性相较于其他种族/族裔群体，健康状况较差。最近，人们关注的焦点是改善美国黑人女性的健康状况。然而，关于黑人女性需要改善哪些方面才能保持健康，以达到健康的状态，这方面的实证证据很少。本建构主义扎根理论的目标是，通过交叉视角，深入了解美国中西部一个大城市中产阶级黑人女性（ = 30）的健康幸福感。研究结果表明，在中产阶级黑人女性的健康幸福感中，心灵、身体和精神之间的联系和平衡是核心体验。心灵、身体和精神可以通过三种方式来描述：（a）精神上的管理，（b）身体上照顾我的身体，（c）精神上的连接，同时，女性也注意到了她们在保持健康时所经历的障碍和促进因素。这些类别中的每一个都突出了中产阶级黑人女性在试图保持健康时所经历的紧张感。还讨论了这一研究对未来与中产阶级黑人女性相关的实践和研究的意义。
