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The effects of perceived discrimination on ambulatory blood pressure and affective responses to interpersonal stress modeled over 24 hours.

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Smart Richman, L; Pek, J; Pascoe, E; Bauer, DJ
Published in: Health Psychol
July 2010

OBJECTIVE: This research examined the impact of perceived discrimination on ambulatory blood pressure (ABP) and daily level affect during social interaction. DESIGN: For 24 hrs, adult Black and White participants wore an ABP monitor and completed palm pilot diary entries about their social interactions. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Mean level and time-trend trajectories of blood pressure and heart rate were examined as well as mean level measures of positive and negative affect after stressful and nonstressful social interactions. RESULTS: Analyses showed that, after controlling for important covariates, perceived discrimination predicted the slopes of both wake and nocturnal ABP responses, with those who reported more discrimination having steeper daytime trajectories for systolic and diastolic blood pressure and less nighttime dipping in heart rate over time as compared to those who had reported relatively infrequent discrimination. High levels of perceived discrimination were also related to positive and negative affective responses after stressful encounters. CONCLUSIONS: These results suggest that, regardless of race, perceived discrimination is related to cardiovascular and affective responses that may increase vulnerability to pathogenic processes.

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Health Psychol

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1930-7810

Publication Date

July 2010

Volume

29

Issue

4

Start / End Page

403 / 411

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Young Adult
  • White People
  • Time Factors
  • Stress, Psychological
  • Socioeconomic Factors
  • Residence Characteristics
  • Public Health
  • Multilevel Analysis
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
 

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Smart Richman, L., Pek, J., Pascoe, E., & Bauer, D. J. (2010). The effects of perceived discrimination on ambulatory blood pressure and affective responses to interpersonal stress modeled over 24 hours. Health Psychol, 29(4), 403–411. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0019045
Smart Richman, Laura, Jolynn Pek, Elizabeth Pascoe, and Daniel J. Bauer. “The effects of perceived discrimination on ambulatory blood pressure and affective responses to interpersonal stress modeled over 24 hours.Health Psychol 29, no. 4 (July 2010): 403–11. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0019045.
Smart Richman, Laura, et al. “The effects of perceived discrimination on ambulatory blood pressure and affective responses to interpersonal stress modeled over 24 hours.Health Psychol, vol. 29, no. 4, July 2010, pp. 403–11. Pubmed, doi:10.1037/a0019045.

Published In

Health Psychol

DOI

EISSN

1930-7810

Publication Date

July 2010

Volume

29

Issue

4

Start / End Page

403 / 411

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Young Adult
  • White People
  • Time Factors
  • Stress, Psychological
  • Socioeconomic Factors
  • Residence Characteristics
  • Public Health
  • Multilevel Analysis
  • Middle Aged
  • Male