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    The Robust Relation of Microaggressions with Alcohol-Related Problems Among Black Individuals Who Use Alcohol: the Role of Drinking to Cope with Negative Affect

    Alcohol use is an important area of health disparities among Black individuals in the United States (US). The identification of psycho-sociocultural factors that play a role in alcohol-related problems among t...

    Julia D. Buckner, Michael J. Zvolensky in Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Dispar… (2023)

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    Financial Strain Among Black Smokers in Terms of Abstinence Expectancies

    Michael J. Zvolensky, Luke F. Heggeness in Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Dispar… (2023)

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    Alcohol-Related Problems Among Black Adults: the Role of False Safety Behaviors

    Black adults who consume alcohol experience negative alcohol-related outcomes, indicating a need for culturally sensitive research aimed at identifying malleable psychological factors that may play a role in d...

    Julia D. Buckner, Michael J. Zvolensky in Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Dispar… (2023)

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    Anxiety Sensitivity Among Non-Hispanic Black Adults: Relations to Mental Health and Psychosomatic States

    The non-Hispanic Black adult population has notable disparities in mental and physical health compared to several other racial/ethnic groups. Yet, there is a lack of scientific knowledge about psychologically ...

    Michael J. Zvolensky, Justin M. Shepherd in Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Dispar… (2023)

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    Heart-Focused Anxiety Among Trauma-Exposed Latinx Young Adults: Relations to General Depression, Suicidality, Anxious Arousal, and Social Anxiety

    Rates of traumatic event exposure, posttraumatic stress (PTS), and co-occurring mental health symptoms and disorders are conditionally higher among Latinx individuals compared to other racial/ethnic population...

    Nubia A. Mayorga, Justin M. Shepherd in Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Dispar… (2022)

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    Pain-Related Anxiety Among Latinx College Students: Relations to Body Vigilance, Worry, Anxious Arousal, and General Depression

    Latinx young adults in college (ages 18–25 years) are at an elevated risk for somatic and mental health disparities. Although the experience of pain is among the most common health complaints among Latinx youn...

    Michael J. Zvolensky, Brooke Y. Kauffman in Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Dispar… (2020)

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    Worry Among Latinx Young Adults: Relations to Pain Experience, Pain-Related Anxiety, and Perceived Health

    Latinx are one of the largest and most rapidly growing segments of the United States (U.S.) population that is significantly impacted by health disparities, including somatic health problems. Young Latinx adul...

    Michael J. Zvolensky, Brooke Y. Kauffman in Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Dispar… (2019)

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    The Explanatory Role of Insomnia in the Relationship between Pain Intensity and Posttraumatic Stress Symptom Severity among Trauma-Exposed Latinos in a Federally Qualified Health Center

    Latinos, one of the fastest growing populations in the United States, suffer from high rates of posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTS) and its clinical correlates (e.g., disability). Although research suggests th...

    Andrew H. Rogers, Jafar Bakhshaie in Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Dispar… (2018)

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    Interactive Effect of Negative Affectivity and Rumination in Terms of Mental Health Among Latinos in Primary Care

    The present investigation examined the interactive effects of rumination and negative affectivity in relation to anxiety and depressive symptoms and psychopathology among 245 Latino adults (M ...

    Michael J. Zvolensky, Daniel J. Paulus in Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Dispar… (2016)