Abstract
Past research has identified a robust, monotonic relationship between socioeconomic status (SES) and cardiac health. Psychosocial factors may contribute to SES-related gradients in cardiac health. The Reserve Capacity Model (RCM; Gallo & Matthews, 2003) is a framework for examining psychosocial pathways in cardiac health disparities on the SES gradient. The model posits that a lower SES experience leads to more environmental stressors and fewer psychosocial resources (e.g., reserve capacity) to cope with these stressors subsequently eroding health. A number of studies have used the RCM to explain SES-related disparities in cardiac health in Whites and Latinos; few examine the model in Blacks. The results indicate a relationship between SES, RC, and metabolic syndrome in older Black and White adults. The current study found that RC partially mediated the SES and metabolic syndrome relationship in all subjects, and both Black and White adults. This finding illustrates that reserve capacity operates similarly in older adults when facing the risks associated with current poverty.
LLU Discipline
Clinical Psychology
Department
Clinical Psychology
School
School of Behavioral Health
First Advisor
Morton, Kelly R.
Second Advisor
Betancourt, Hector
Third Advisor
Flynn, Patricia
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Degree Level
M.A.
Year Degree Awarded
January 2012
Date (Title Page)
6-1-2012
Language
English
Library of Congress/MESH Subject Headings
Heart; Cardiovascular System
Subject - Local
Cardiac Health; Socioeconomic Status; Cardiac Health - Psychosocial Factors; Reserve Capacity; Metabolic Syndrome Relationship; Poverty
Type
Thesis
Page Count
62 p.
Digital Format
Application/PDF
Digital Publisher
Loma Linda University Libraries
Copyright
Author
Usage Rights
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Recommended Citation
Draper, Taylor L., "Reserve Capacity Model and Metabolic Syndrome in Black and White Seventh-day Adventists" (2012). Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects. 79.
https://scholarsrepository.llu.edu/etd/79
Collection
Loma Linda University Electronic Theses & Dissertations
Collection Website
http://scholarsrepository.llu.edu/etd/
Repository
Loma Linda University. Del E. Webb Memorial Library. University Archives