Date of Conferral
5-14-2024
Date of Award
May 2024
Degree
Ph.D.
School
Human Services
Advisor
Nathan Moran
Abstract
African American women therapists are the second largest group of counseling providers, with many displaying behavioral health symptoms differently than other cultures. This quantitative correlational cross-sectional study explored the resiliency of African American women counselors related to racial-specific stressors inclusive of self-identity, COVID-19 anxiety, and daily discrimination. Initially, three research questions were selected to investigate the relationship between demographic factors (age, education level, active years as a counselor), racial-specific stressors (self-identity, COVID-19 pandemic anxiety, and everyday discrimination), and resiliency in 112 African American women counselors. Emails and an online survey were sent to collect data to answer the research hypotheses. Multiple linear regression analyses were used to process the data, which showed no statistically significant relationships between racial stressors, demographics, and resiliency. However, post-data analysis prompted two additional research questions as many African American women counselors’ level of anxiety due to COVID-19 and their resiliency, and daily discrimination and society’s viewpoint about a person being Black showed negative relationships. African American counselors indicated some form of public discrimination. The implication for positive social change includes the expanded cultural understanding of racial-specific stressors and resiliency, which enhances professional and peer discussions, self-care initiatives, and training program design.
Recommended Citation
Bazemore, Barbara Ann, "Racial Stressors, Resiliency, and African American Women Counselors" (2024). Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies. 15802.
https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/15802
