What is it about?
Many studies have found that Black Americans age faster than white Americans, and previous work suggests this is partially related to higher levels of stress and trauma experienced by Black Americans. We asked whether psychological factors might be one tool to protect against these effects. We find that stronger emotion regulation was protective against the negative consequences of assaultive trauma in Black Americans.
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Why is it important?
While larger, structural changes to address underlying causes of health disparities are still needed, these findings provide a potential target (emotion regulation) for individual interventions which may address race-related health disparities.
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This page is a summary of: Race-related differences in protective effects of emotion regulation against GrimAge acceleration are driven by assaultive trauma., Psychological Trauma Theory Research Practice and Policy, April 2025, American Psychological Association (APA),
DOI: 10.1037/tra0001888.
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