Unfair Treatment, Discrimination, and Ambulatory Blood Pressure in Black and White Adolescents
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2005
Keywords
unfair treatment, discrimination, ambulatory blood pressure, racial differences, adolescents, blacks, whites, physical appearance
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1037/0278-6133.24.3.258
Abstract
The authors tested the hypotheses that unfair treatment and its attribution to race, physical appearance, and peer group were related to elevated ambulatory blood pressure (ABP). During 2 school days, 207 Black and White adolescents wore an ABP monitor and answered questions about mood, posture, location, and activity level at the time of the ABP assessment. At a separate session, in-clinic resting blood pressure and perceptions of unfair treatment were measured. Multilevel mixed models showed that unfair treatment and its attribution to race were not associated with ABP. However, adolescents who indicated that the primary reason for unfair treatment was their physical appearance had elevated ABP. Feeling unfairly treated because of physical appearance may impact blood pressure uniquely during the adolescent transition.
Was this content written or created while at USF?
Yes
Citation / Publisher Attribution
Health Psychology, v. 24, no. 3, p. 258-265
Scholar Commons Citation
Matthews, Karen A.; Salomon, Kristen; Kenyon, Karen; and Zhou, Fan, "Unfair Treatment, Discrimination, and Ambulatory Blood Pressure in Black and White Adolescents" (2005). Psychology Faculty Publications. 1849.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/psy_facpub/1849
