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Stress, Faith, Resiliency, and Health among Black Men

A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (29 January 2021) | Viewed by 13119

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Marino A. Bruce

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Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77004, USA
Interests: social and behavioral science; faith implications for biopsychosocial pathways linking stress to disease risk and progression among African American men
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Prof. Dr. Roland J. Thorpe, Jr.

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Program for Research on Men's Health, Johns Hopkins Center for Health Disparities Solutions, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Interests: minority aging; stress and biopsychosocial pathways influencing age-related outcomes among black men over the life course; black–white disparities in age-related outcomes among men in middle to late life; social determinants of age-related outcomes among black and white men
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Black men have been oppressed and criminalized more than any other group in US history. Thus, they experience extremely high levels of social and psychological stress from unfavorable social and economic circumstances emerging from structural racism and unfair treatment. Early exposure to stress and its rapid accumulation over the life course can contribute to disproportionate risks for disease, disability, and premature mortality among this population. Yet we know very little about factors that can lead to health promotion, restoration, and preservation among Black men. Two such factors are resiliency and faith. Resiliency has been operationalized in a number of ways including coping, mastery, or more broadly the ability to recover from stressful situations. In addition, faith in health science has been traditionally operationalized by religiosity or spirituality. Although there is a growing number of studies that have posited that resiliency or faith can improve health, little attention has been given to understanding how these factors can impact the health and well-being of Black men across the life course.

We invite investigators to contribute original research (empirical and theoretical) and systematic reviews that will deepen and expand our understanding and discourse about stress, resiliency or faith, and its link to health and well-being among Black men. Papers that focus on stress, resiliency, or faith from perspectives outside of traditional health science will be seriously considered. Qualitative, quantitative, or mixed methods studies are welcome. In addition, papers that discuss theological or spiritual principles or approaches are encouraged. However, all submissions should give some attention to how resiliency or faith can reduce risk for disease, disability, and premature death among this understudied and underserved population. Potential topics include but are not limited to:

  • Manuscripts that discuss, refine or test theoretical frameworks that illuminate associations between resiliency or faith and health among Black men;
  • Manuscripts that identify or specify mechanisms, structures, or systems through which faith or resiliency can promote health or prevent disease among Black men;
  • Manuscripts that elucidate associations between resiliency or faith and health among Black men.

Dr. Marino A. Bruce
Dr. Roland J. Thorpe
Guest Editors

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Faith as a Mechanism for Health Promotion among Rural African American Prostate Cancer Survivors: A Qualitative Examination
by Raymond D. Adams and Waldo E. Johnson, Jr.
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18(6), 3134; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18063134 - 18 Mar 2021
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Conceptualized using critical race theory as a theoretical underpinning, this study analyzed the lived experiences of older, rural, African American male prostate cancer (hereafter referenced as PrCA) survivors’ faith and health promotion practices within Northeast Louisiana. Qualitative data from journaling, observations, and semi-structured [...] Read more.
Conceptualized using critical race theory as a theoretical underpinning, this study analyzed the lived experiences of older, rural, African American male prostate cancer (hereafter referenced as PrCA) survivors’ faith and health promotion practices within Northeast Louisiana. Qualitative data from journaling, observations, and semi-structured interviews were obtained from ten older, African American male PrCA survivors residing in four rural parishes of Louisiana. The data analysis employed a two-stage approach known as Polkinghorne’s analysis of narratives and narrative analysis using an art-based methodological approach. Framed as composite character counterstories, survivors’ narratives revealed how survivors made sense of and gave meaning to their PrCA diagnosis, treatment, recovery, and survivorship. Specifically, their counterstories indicate that centering and honoring the unique and often taken-for-granted perspectives of older, rural, African American male PrCA survivors offered a deeper understanding of the multiple factors influencing their quality of life, as well as the sociostructural mechanisms impacting their survivorship care. Faith was examined as both a secular and sacred source of support that these men viewed as central to the acceptance of their diagnosis, treatment, recovery, and survivorship. Full article
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“Can I Live”: Black American Adolescent Boys’ Reports of Police Abuse and the Role of Religiosity on Mental Health
by Ashley N. Jackson, Sheretta T. Butler-Barnes, Jewel D. Stafford, Helen Robinson and Phylicia C. Allen
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17(12), 4330; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17124330 - 17 Jun 2020
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State sanctioned violence aimed at Black individuals and communities is an issue that has pervaded American history and society since before the establishment of the United States. For Black males, anticipating and preparing for involuntary police contact, unfortunately, is an inevitable part of [...] Read more.
State sanctioned violence aimed at Black individuals and communities is an issue that has pervaded American history and society since before the establishment of the United States. For Black males, anticipating and preparing for involuntary police contact, unfortunately, is an inevitable part of life. The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of reports of police abuse on mental health and perceived racial out-group perceptions and the protective role of religiosity among a nationally representative sample of Black American adolescent boys (Mage = 14.98). Linear multiple regression was used to determine the interactive effects of subjective religiosity and reported police abuse on Black American adolescent boys. Higher reports of subjective religiosity were associated with lower depressive symptomatology. Reports of police abuse were associated with lower public regard beliefs (belief that society views Black Americans less favorably). Results highlight the impact experiencing police abuse has on Black adolescent boys and we conclude with implications, areas for future research and intervention points. Full article
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Eat to Live, Don’t Live to Eat: Black Men, Masculinity, Faith and Food
by Letisha Engracia Cardoso Brown
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17(12), 4264; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17124264 - 15 Jun 2020
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Men often have poorer health outcomes than women. In the United States, Black men in particular tend to have worse health than not only Black women but other racial/ethnic groups of men. One factor that contributes to health is the role of masculinity. [...] Read more.
Men often have poorer health outcomes than women. In the United States, Black men in particular tend to have worse health than not only Black women but other racial/ethnic groups of men. One factor that contributes to health is the role of masculinity. Previous research notes that men who cling to hegemonic notions of masculine identity tend to engage in negative health behaviors. However, hegemonic masculinity is not the realm in which Black men exist. Criminalized, surveilled, and subject to structural racism and racial discrimination, Black masculinities exist on their own spectrum separate from that of White men. One characteristic associated with Black masculinity is that of faith, and faith is a growing field of study with respect to health. This paper examines the relationship between Black masculinity as framed by faith in shaping the food and eating habits of Black men. Food and eating are central to health and well-being yet remain understudied with respect to Black masculinity through the lens of faith. This study offers a qualitative account of Black men’s experiences through the use of in-depth interview data. The key finding of this study is that fasting operates as a mechanism of health promotion for Black men. This paper utilizes the term Black men as an all-encompassing term of members of the African diaspora as opposed to African American in order to recognize the diversity of the participants in this study. Full article
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