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Coping Style And Blood Pressure In African Americans: The Jackson Heart Study, Sandra Henley Williams
Coping Style And Blood Pressure In African Americans: The Jackson Heart Study, Sandra Henley Williams
Theses and Dissertations (ETD)
Objective: To explore the relationship between coping style and blood pressure in African American men and women.
Participants: This descriptive correlational study consisted of 4354 adult men (n = 1557) and women (n = 2797) enrolled in the Jackson Heart Study (JHS) who completed the Coping Strategies Short-Form (CSI-SF).
Results: Coping style mean score comparisons showed that JHS participants used engagement coping styles more than disengagement coping styles. The PFE subscale had the highest mean score (15.10 ± 2.63) with 75% of the PFE scores under 17.00 and 75% of EFE scores were below 15.00. Comparatively, 75% of PFD scores …