TY - JOUR AU - Fernandez, Cristina A. AU - Loucks, Eric B. AU - Arheart, Kristopher L. AU - Hickson, DeMarc A. AU - Kohn, Robert AU - Buka, Stephen L. PY - 2015 TI - Evaluating the Effects of Coping Style on Allostatic Load, by Sex: The Jackson Heart Study, 2000-2004 T2 - Preventing Chronic Disease JO - Prev Chronic Dis SP - E165 VL - 12 CY - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA. N2 - The objective of this study was to examine the cross-sectional association between coping styles and allostatic load among African American adults in the Jackson Heart Study (2000-2004). Coping styles were assessed using the Coping Strategies Inventory-Short Form; allostatic load was measured by using 9 biomarkers standardized into z-scores. Sex-stratified multivariable linear regressions indicated that females who used disengagement coping styles had significantly higher allostatic load scores (beta = 0.016; 95% CI, 0.001-0.032); no such associations were found in males. Future longitudinal investigations should examine why disengagement coping style is linked to increased allostatic load to better inform effective interventions and reduce health disparities among African American women. SN - 1545-1151 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd12.150166 DO - 10.5888/pcd12.150166 ER -