Depression in black women of low socioeconomic status: psychosocial factors and nursing diagnosis.

This study examines the relationship between depressive symptomatology and selected psychosocial variables in a sample of low socioeconomic status of Black women. The purpose of the investigation was to determine if a study of attribution style, interpersonal style, and racial identity within this sample of Black women might yield results that would lead to the development of treatment strategies with specific applicability to this population of people. Findings indicated a significant disproportionate prevalence of depressive symptomatology in sample of 101 Black women.