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- - The COVID-19 pandemic significantly impacted Black Americans, leading to heightened stress and mental health issues, particularly increased depressive symptoms.
- - Research using data from the ProSAAF study showed that improved couple functioning after participating in the intervention helped mitigate the negative effects of pandemic-related stress on mental health.
- - The findings indicate that relationship interventions like ProSAAF may enhance resilience and support mental health during widespread crises, demonstrating a protective effect against stress-induced depressive symptoms.
Article Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in substantial hardship for Black Americans, leading to increased stress and mental health difficulties. We used longitudinal data from the Protecting Strong African American Families (ProSAAF) intervention study to test the hypothesis that improved couple functioning following ProSAAF participation would serve as a constructed resilience resource during the pandemic, buffering the impact of elevated pandemic-related stressors on change in depressive symptoms. We found that COVID-19-related stress predicted change in depressive symptoms from prepandemic to during the pandemic, that ProSAAF predicted improved couple functioning, and that positive change in couple functioning buffered the impact of pandemic stressors on change in depressive symptoms. These effects resulted in a significant indirect buffering effect of ProSAAF on the association between COVID-19-related stress and change in depressive symptoms through its effects on change in couple functioning. The results suggest that relationship intervention may increase resilience to unanticipated community-wide stress and promote mental health. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved).
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10238637 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/fam0001082 | DOI Listing |
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