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| Rodney ClarkSummaryAffiliation: Wayne State University Country: USA Publications
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Racism as a stressor for African Americans. A biopsychosocial modelR Clark
Department of Psychology, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48202, USA
Am Psychol 54:805-16. 1999..A contextual model for systematic studies of the biopsychosocial effects of perceived racism is then presented, along with recommendations for future research...- Sociodemographic diversity and behavioral medicineKeith E Whitfield
Department of Biobehavioral Health, Pennsylvania State University, University Park 16802, USA
J Consult Clin Psychol 70:463-81. 2002..Suggestions are provided with regard to methodological refinement of research and insights into possible future directions in behavioral medicine research on ethnically and economically diverse populations... - Interactive but not direct effects of perceived racism and trait anger predict resting systolic and diastolic blood pressure in black adolescentsRodney Clark
Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA
Health Psychol 25:580-5. 2006..The findings may have important longer term implications for future research examining the contribution of psychosocial factors to cardiac and vascular functioning in Blacks... - Violence exposure and optimism predict task-induced changes in blood pressure and pulse rate in a normotensive sample of inner-city black youthRodney Clark
Department of Psychology, Wayne State University, Biobehavioral Research Laboratory, Program for the Advancement of Youth and Urban Health, Detroit, MI 48202, USA
Psychosom Med 68:73-9. 2006..This investigation examined the association of violence exposure (home and neighborhood) and optimism to task-induced changes in systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), and pulse rate (PR)... - Moderating effects of perceived racism on John Henryism and blood pressure reactivity in Black female college studentsRodney Clark
Department of Psychology, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48202, USA
Ann Behav Med 28:126-31. 2004..Research suggest that perceived racism might moderate the relation between such Pearson variables as John Henryism and cardiac/vascular functioning... - Brief report: Initial psychometric properties of the everyday discrimination scale in black adolescentsRodney Clark
Biobehavioral Research Laboratory, Department of Psychology, Wayne State University, 71 West Warren, Detroit, MI 48202, USA
J Adolesc 27:363-8. 2004..Correlation analyses indicated that the Everyday Discrimination Scale score was significantly related to internalizing and externalizing symptoms (ps < 0.0002)... - Parental history of hypertension and coping responses predict blood pressure changes in black college volunteers undergoing a speaking task about perceptions of racismRodney Clark
Department of Psychology, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48202, USA
Psychosom Med 65:1012-9. 2003..This investigation explored the relationship of coping responses and parental history of hypertension to task-induced blood pressure changes... - Self-reported racism and social support predict blood pressure reactivity in BlacksRodney Clark
Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48202, USA
Ann Behav Med 25:127-36. 2003..The findings highlight the importance of examining the joint contribution of real-world experiences and coping resources to blood pressure reactivity in Blacks... - Relationship of perceived parenting practices to anger regulation and coping strategies in African-American adolescentsRodney Clark
Biobehavioral Research Laboratory, Department of Psychology, Wayne State University, 71 West Warren, Detroit, MI 48202, USA
J Adolesc 25:373-84. 2002..04), and perceptions of parental autonomy granting were negatively related to anger-out (p<0.02). These findings highlight the potential importance of the perceived parent-adolescent relationship for African-American adolescents... - Family conflict predicts blood pressure changes in African-American adolescents: a preliminary examinationR Clark
Department of Psychology, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48202, USA
J Adolesc 23:355-8. 2000..Although preliminary, these findings highlight the importance of exploring environmental processes that may influence physiological outcomes in adolescents... - Efficacy of racism-specific coping styles as predictors of cardiovascular functioningR Clark
Department of Psychology, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48202, USA
Ethn Dis 11:286-95. 2001..This study examined the relationship between racism-specific coping strategies and cardiovascular responses to an ethnically relevant speaking task... - Preliminary study examining relationship between family environment and resting mean arterial pressure in African-American youthR Clark
Department of Psychology, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48202, USA
J Adolesc Health 27:3-5. 2000..Regression analyses indicated that the cumulative risk associated with the family environment was predictive of resting mean arterial pressure... - Perceived racism and vascular reactivity in black college women: moderating effects of seeking social supportRodney Clark
Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48202, USA
Health Psychol 25:20-5. 2006..These findings highlight the importance of examining psychosocial factors that may mitigate the hypothesized relationship between perceived racism and reactivity... - Large arterial elasticity varies as a function of gender and racism-related vigilance in black youthRodney Clark
Department of Psychology, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA
J Adolesc Health 39:562-9. 2006..30). CONCLUSIONS: The relationship between racism-related vigilance and LAE varies as a function of gender, and may have longer-term implications for between and within-group disparities in cardiovascular health... - Interactive effects of perceived racism and coping responses predict a school-based assessment of blood pressure in black youthRodney Clark
Department of Psychology, Wayne State University, USA
Ann Behav Med 32:1-9. 2006..CONCLUSIONS: The contribution of environmental and psychosocial factors to hypertension risk should be considered when exploring correlates of continuous and categorical assessments of BP in Black youth... - Assessment of self-reported anger expression in pre- and early-adolescent African Americans: psychometric considerationsCheryl A Armstead
Department of Psychology, University of South Carolina Columbia, 1512 Pendleton Street, Columbia SC 29108, USA
J Adolesc 25:365-71. 2002..05). The component structures for the anger-control subscale (STAXI) and the anger subscales (FAS) were similar to those reported by the scale authors... - Effects of perceived racism, cultural mistrust and trust in providers on satisfaction with careRamona Benkert
College of Nursing, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48202, USA
J Natl Med Assoc 98:1532-40. 2006..Results suggest that improving health outcomes for African Americans requires a broader understanding of cultural competence, one that addresses societal racism and its impact on provider-patient relationships...
Research Grants
- PREDICTORS OF BIOPSYCHOSOCIAL OUTCOMES IN BLACK YOUTHRodney Clark; Fiscal Year: 2004....
- Biobehavioral Correlates of Racism in Arab AmericansRodney Clark; Fiscal Year: 2005....