The present research examines the potential that support for efforts aimed at mitigating systemic racism might have beneficial consequences related to vaccination attitudes (e.g., vaccine willingness).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIncreasing research has improved global awareness of mistreatment during childbirth. However, research primarily focuses on "higher-intensity" mistreatment during childbirth, and largely focuses on women outside the United States (U.S.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFResearch has examined instances of incivility witnessed by physicians, nurses, or employees in hospitals. Although patients and visitors are members in hospitals, witnessed incivility from their perspective has rarely been empirically investigated. The aims of the current study are 2-fold: (1) to investigate the forms of incivility patients/visitors witness in hospitals and (2) to examine whether these patients/visitors believe these incivilities impact the target's sense of perceived control.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHypertensive individuals represent a "vulnerable" population regarding psychological health. While African Americans are disproportionally burdened with hypertension, pathways predicting their psychological health remain understudied. We examine if discrimination is associated with psychological health, through an indirect effect of perceived control within a sample of African American individuals with prevalent hypertension ( = 990).
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