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The effects of perceived discrimination on ambulatory blood pressure and affective responses to interpersonal stress modeled over 24 hours.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20658828     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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.
Authors:
Laura Smart Richman; Jolynn Pek; Elizabeth Pascoe; Daniel J Bauer
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association     Volume:  29     ISSN:  1930-7810     ISO Abbreviation:  Health Psychol     Publication Date:  2010 Jul 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-07-27     Completed Date:  2010-11-01     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8211523     Medline TA:  Health Psychol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  403-11     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA. lrichman@duke.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adolescent
Adult
Affect*
African Continental Ancestry Group / psychology,  statistics & numerical data
Blood Pressure / physiology*
Blood Pressure Monitoring, Ambulatory
Discrimination (Psychology)*
European Continental Ancestry Group / psychology,  statistics & numerical data
Female
Heart Rate / physiology
Hostility*
Humans
Interpersonal Relations
Male
Middle Aged
Multilevel Analysis
Residence Characteristics
Socioeconomic Factors
Stress, Psychological / physiopathology,  psychology*
Time Factors
Young Adult
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
1 K01-MH074942-02/MH/NIMH NIH HHS

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