The Effect of Racism on the Self-Esteem of African Americans and the Health Risks Associated with Racism

So far, scientists have tried to explain the difference in health between African Americans and Caucasians. Research has shown that genetic differences between different races are small as the human genome project is completed. However, "African Americans are likely to die of twice the cardiovascular disease of Europeans." The question is where these differences arise (Harell, Floyd, Daniels, and Bell). Recently, scientists have come to believe that racist discrimination may explain these differences (Belgrave & Allison, 2010).

Recognized race discrimination and externalization symptoms, internalization symptoms, relationships between despair and self concepts were examined in African-American boys (N = 84). The experience of racial discrimination is a complex phenomenon known to bring negative psychological impact in the study of adults in African American. There is a gap in the empirical literature on the possibility of association between recognized racial discrimination and child's mental health. This research will try to deal with this gap. The results show that the experiences of racists are related to self-reporting and externalization symptoms reported by parents. The personal experience of racial discrimination is related to self-reported internalization symptoms, low self-concept, and a high level of despair. Analysis of potential intermediaries (eg, characteristic anger, hostile attribution bias). Other analyzes suggest that characteristic anger mediates the relationship between some observed racial discrimination and behavior symptoms.

Several studies have found an association between racial discrimination and the level of high blood pressure in African American men [10]. 15 The discovered racial discrimination leads to a reduction in stress and self-esteem, which is ultimately thought to have a negative influence on the blood pressure level 10, 11, 12, 14 John Henryism is a psychosocial and environmental stress It is explained as action to deal with. Among African-American workers with low socio-economic status, there are many John Henleists. Blood pressure level higher than John hen rhythm hypotension was found