A scoping review of the concept of resilience among African American women

Resilience, thriving in the face of adversity, is a critical component of well-being in African American women. However, traditional definitions and approaches to operationalize resilience may not capture race- and gender-related resilience experiences of African American women. A more complete conc...

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Published in:	Archives of psychiatric nursing Vol. 46; pp. 107 - 120
Main Authors:	Woods-Giscombe, Cheryl L., Williams, Karen Patricia, Conklin, Jamie, Dodd, Adam, Bravo, Lilian, Anderson, Avery M., Frazier, Taleah, Bey, Ganga, Robinson, Millicent N., Warren, Barbara J., Wight, Kathy D., Felix, Ashley S., Anderson, Cindy M., Hood, Darryl B.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Elsevier Inc 01-10-2023
Subjects:	Adaptation, Psychological African American women Black or African American Coping Female Health disparities Humans Quality of Life Religion Resilience Resilience, Psychological Spirituality Stress Coping Stress African American women Resilience Health disparities
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Summary:	Resilience, thriving in the face of adversity, is a critical component of well-being in African American women. However, traditional definitions and approaches to operationalize resilience may not capture race- and gender-related resilience experiences of African American women. A more complete conceptualization of resilience may help facilitate future investigation of the mechanisms through which resilience influences health in this group. Our team conducted a scoping review of the literature published during twenty years, between 2000 and 2019, on resilience and health in African American women. We included a multidisciplinary set of databases (PubMed, CINAHL, PsycINFO, Scopus, Social Work Abstracts, Sociological Abstracts, Academic Search Premier). Using Covidence software a multi-step review process was conducted; 904 abstracts were initially screened for eligibility, 219 full-text studies were screened in stage two, and 22 remaining studies were reviewed for extraction. The studies reviewed revealed limitations of unidimensional approaches to conceptualizing/operationalizing resilience in African American women. The review highlighted culturally-relevant components of resilience including spirituality/religion, strength, survival, active coping, and social support. Findings highlight the importance of operationalizing resilience as a multidimensional construct so it can be optimally included in research designed to investigate the quality of life, cardiovascular risk, and other health outcomes in African American women. •Resilience, thriving in the face of adversity, is a critical component of well-being in African American women.•Existing definitions of resilience may not capture race- and gender-related experiences of African American women.•African American women’s resilience includes spirituality/religion, strength, survival, active coping, and social support.•It is important to define resilience multidimensionally for research designed to improve health in African American women.
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ISSN:	0883-9417 1532-8228 1532-8228
DOI:	10.1016/j.apnu.2023.04.008