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The present study of stress, depression and coping among a sample of 108 middle-class African American men sought ot understand if stress between a man and his partner is associated with depression, if escape-avoidance coping is more likely to be used by men who experience relational stress, and if escape-avoidance coping is associated with depression. The study did not confirm an association between relational conflict and depression. Relational stressors were more associated with an escape-avoidance coping strategy.
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Evans, R.C., Evans, H.L. Coping: Stressors and depression among middle class african American men. Journal of African American Men 1, 29–40 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02692090
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