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May 2004, Vol 94, No. 5 | American Journal of Public Health 737-738
© 2004 American Public Health Association

RESEARCH AND PRACTICE

John Henryism and Self-Reported Physical Health Among High–Socioeconomic Status African American Men

Vence L. Bonham, Sherrill L. Sellers and Harold W. Neighbors

At the time of the study Vence L. Bonham was with Michigan State University, East Lansing. Sherrill L. Sellers is with the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Harold W. Neighbors is with the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

Correspondence: Requests for reprints should be sent to Vence L. Bonham, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, 31 Center Drive Bldg. 31, Room 4B09, Bethesda, MD 20892 (e-mail: bonhamv{at}mail.nih.gov).

We performed a cross-sectional survey of high–socioeconomic status (SES) African American men and their health to examine the relationship between John Henryism (the strong behavioral predisposition to directly confront barriers to upward social mobility) and selfreported physical health status. We found a positive association between John Henryism and better physical health among high-SES African American men. The study of social and behavioral implications of health of men of differing SES is required to develop strategies to improve the health of African American men.




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