The icon of the strong Black woman: The paradox of strength.

By R. E. Romero. 2000

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Trapped between justified anger and being the strong Black woman: Black college women coping with racial battle fatigue at historically and predominantly White institutions (2018, background): “More recently, scholars have focused on how the STRONGBLACKWOMAN trope constitutes a double-edged sword, creating double-binds for Black women in higher education (e.g. Romero, 2000; Shavers & Moore, 2014).”
The Misunderstood Schema of the Strong Black Woman: Exploring Its Mental Health Consequences and Coping Responses Among African American Women (2020, background): “Consequently, when they do ask for support, people in their social network neither take their needs seriously nor know how to support them (Romero, 2000).”
John Henryism, Depression, and Perceived Social Support in Black Women (2014, background): “being strong, psychologically invulnerable, and emotionally secure (Romero, 2000).”
Rethinking Strength (2016, background): “Beauboeuf-Lafontant (2007) and Romero (2000), theorize that this role consists of caretaking, independence, and restricted emotionality and may counter disparaging portrayals of Black women as subservient, hostile, and lazy.”
Superwoman Schema: African American Women’s Views on Stress, Strength, and Health (2010, unknown): “, Beauboeuf-Lafontant, 2007; Edge & Rogers, 2005), most of the discourse on this topic comes from popular and clinical literature (e.g., Black, 2008; Morrison, 2006; Romero, 2000; Thompkins, 2005; Wallace, 1990).”
Unfair treatment and self-regulatory focus (2007, background): “Other researchers have termed this the ‘strong Black woman’ or ‘strong Black man’ syndrome, in which individuals endorse the notion that they can continue to pursue goals in spite of obstacles (Romero, 2000).”
“I Had To Be Strong” (2016, background): “On the one hand, strength is exhibited by persevering in the midst of obstacles and limited resources (Beauboeuf-Lafontant, 2007; Woods-Giscombé, 2010), and by covering up one’s shortcomings and stressful experiences (BeauboeufLafontant, 2003; Black & Peacock, 2011; Mitchell & Herring, 1998; Romero,”
The Price of Strength: Black College Women’s Perspectives on the Strong Black Woman Stereotype (2016, background): “…and Health Anecdotal and qualitative evidence have consistently shown that SBW is one of the primary ways Black womanhood is conceptualized among Black girls and women, suggesting the image is highly internalized in this population (Beauboeuf-Lafontant, 2009; Romero, 2000; Woods-Giscombé, 2010).”
Toward the Development of the Stereotypic Roles for Black Women Scale (2004, background): “(Romero, 2000, p. 225) The need to portray an image of survival and strength often prevents women from expressing their inner desires and needs, psychological distress, and depressive or anxiety symptoms and from seeking counseling or psychological services (Boyd, 1993; Gainor, 1992; Greene, 1994;…”
Stress and Mental Health (2015, background): “Regarding caregiving, SBW is perceived as self-sacrificing, putting everyone else’s needs before her own (Beauboeuf-Lafontant, 2009; Harrington et al., 2010; Harris-Lacewell, 2001; Romero, 2000).”