Risk and Protective Factors for Depressive Symptoms Among African American Men: An Application of the Stress Process Model.

Objectives: This study employs the stress process model (SPM) to identify risk/protective factors for mental health among adult African American men.

Method: Using a community-based sample of Miami, FL residents linked to neighborhood Census data, this study identifies risk/protective factors for depressive symptomatology using a sample of 248 adult African American men.

Results: The stress process variables independently associated with depressive symptoms were family support, mastery, self-esteem, chronic stressors, and daily discrimination.