Immuned by Race: Ethnic Identity, Masculinity, and Attachment as Predictors of Cancer Screening among Black Men
dc.contributor.author | Atakere, Darlingtina K. | |
dc.contributor.author | Baker, Tamara A. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-11-30T20:45:02Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-11-30T20:45:02Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2016-07-07 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Atakere, D. and Baker, T. (2016) Immuned by Race: Ethnic Identity, Masculinity, and Attachment as Predictors of Cancer Screening among Black Men. Psychology, 7, 1023-1033. doi: 10.4236/psych.2016.77103. | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1808/25527 | |
dc.description.abstract | An individual’s motivation to screen for cancer is influenced by knowledge of cancer prevalence and perceived likelihood of being diagnosed. While the relationships between health and masculinity, identity, and attachment have been reported, much less is known as to how these factors influence the decision to screen for cancer. This study aimed to determine the influence identified health and social factors have on cancer screening among Black men. Participants (N = 369) were surveyed on questions assessing cancer knowledge, belief about cancer diagnoses, masculinity, self-esteem, attachment style, ethnic identity, and additional social and health characteristics. Results from the multivariate model showed that education, ethnic identity, masculinity, and attach- ment were significant indicators of cancer screening. Cancer screenings among Black men are contingent upon a myriad of psychological, social, and behavioral factors that are not exclusive, but rather coexisting determinants of health. Understanding the motivation for cancer screening among Black men may begin to diminish the prevalence of having an imminent and aggressive stage of diagnosis among this gendered population. Focusing exclusively on Black men enhances our understanding of this adult population by considering their identity as men of color, while recognizing unique factors that modify actions at the individual, institutional, and policy levels. | en_US |
dc.publisher | Scientific Research Publishing | en_US |
dc.rights | Copyright © 2016 Darlingtina K. Atakere, Tamara A. Baker et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. | en_US |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | en_US |
dc.subject | Black Men | en_US |
dc.subject | Cancer Screening | en_US |
dc.subject | Masculinity | en_US |
dc.subject | Attachment Pattern | en_US |
dc.subject | Ethnic Identity | en_US |
dc.title | Immuned by Race: Ethnic Identity, Masculinity, and Attachment as Predictors of Cancer Screening among Black Men | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
kusw.kuauthor | Atakere, Darlingtina K. | |
kusw.kuauthor | Baker, Tamara A. | |
kusw.kudepartment | Psychology | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.4236/psych.2016.77103 | en_US |
kusw.oaversion | Scholarly/refereed, publisher version | en_US |
kusw.oapolicy | This item meets KU Open Access policy criteria. | en_US |
dc.rights.accessrights | openAccess | en_US |
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