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To investigate the specific types of stress that contribute to racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic disparities in maternal and child health.

November 1, 2013Perspectives on Psychological ScienceOpen Access

Shedding Light on the Mechanisms Underlying Health Disparities Through Community Participatory Methods

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CSChristine Dunkel SchetterUniversity of California, Los Angeles PSPeter SchäferBaltimore Healthy Start RLRobin Gaines LanziUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham

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Prospective cohort study reveals distinct racial and socioeconomic stress patterns in postpartum parents, highlighting complex mechanisms driving maternal and child health disparities.

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To investigate the specific types of stress that contribute to racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic disparities in maternal and child health.
Conducted a community-based prospective cohort study following African American/Black, Latino/Hispanic, and non-Hispanic/White parents of newborns in five high-risk communities over 2 years.
Collected home interview data assessing major life events, chronic stress, and racism among predominantly low-income households.
Stress patterns varied substantially by race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status, with higher household income correlating with lower stress among Caucasian parents but not among African American parents.
Certain stressors differed exclusively by race/ethnicity or poverty status alone, demonstrating distinct stress exposure profiles across vulnerable demographics.

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Schetter et al. (2013) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a88fcbaccf6b39be57b4674 https://doi.org/10.1177/1745691613506016

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Prospective cohort study reveals distinct racial and socioeconomic stress patterns in postpartum parents, highlighting complex mechanisms driving maternal and child health disparities.

Shedding Light on the Mechanisms Underlying Health Disparities Through Community Participatory Methods

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Shedding Light on the Mechanisms Underlying Health Disparities Through Community Participatory Methods

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