Factors Contributing to Optimal Human Functioning in People of Color in the United States

By Madonna G. Constantine, D. W. Sue. 2006

199 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Clinical Psychology, Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology, Social Psychology

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In Clinical Psychology

1. Bonnie Moradi
2. D. Cairns
3. Karen M. Cohen
4. M. Wissing
5. Yu-Ping Huang
6. Peyton R. Smith
7. M. Steger
8. Y. Wong

In Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology

1. M. Wissing
2. M. Steger
3. Y. Wong
4. J. Marecek
5. D. Becker

In Social Psychology

1. M. Steger
2. D. Cairns
3. Karen M. Cohen
4. I. Khumalo
5. M. Brewster
6. Q. Temane
7. M. Wissing
8. Peyton R. Smith

Citations in the corpus

• Socio-Demographic Variables, General Psychological Well-Being and the Mental Health Continuum in an African Context (2012, background): “Researchers have argued that well-being varies across socio-cultural contexts (Christopher 1999; Constantine and Sue 2006; Ryff and Singer 1998; Temane and Wissing 2008 )a s cultural factors influence health and psychological well-being (Sokoya et al. 2005).”
• The Psychology of Encouragement (2015, background): “Similarly, racial minority individuals who routinely face discrimination might rely more on positive social messages from significant others to build their self-confidence (Sue & Constantine, 2003).”
• Is Searching for Meaning in Life Associated With Reduced Subjective Well-Being? Confirmation and Possible Moderators (2012, background): “It is possible that the concept of meaning in life may hold different levels of importance within a diverse range of cultures and that the definition and understanding of this concept may vary across societies ( Constantine and Sue 2006; Steger et al. 2008).”
• Coping With Discrimination Among Mexican Descent Adolescents (2008, unknown): “…ethnic minority individuals use cultural strengths to help buffer the effects of discrimination or other cultural stressors (Lopez et al., 2002; Sue & Constantine, 2003; Walters & Simoni, 2002); perhaps future research may further investigate culturally based coping strategies, such as ethnic…”
• The meaningful life in Japan and the United States: Levels and correlates of meaning in life (2008, background): “Culture provides individuals with lay theories about world, including what happiness looks like and how to achieve it (Constantine & Sue, 2006; Uchida, Norasakkunkit, & Kitayama, 2004).”
• Asian international students’ socio-cultural adaptation: Influence of multicultural personality, assertiveness, academic self-efficacy, and social support (2014, unknown): “Because cultural context shapes optimal functioning, assertiveness, which is considered positive functioning in U.S., might not be valued to the same degree in other cultures (Constantine & Sue, 2006; Maddi, 2006).”
• Thriving With Social Purpose: An Integrative Approach to the Development of Optimal Human Functioning (2007, background): “Optimal functioning conveys the idea of a system that is working well not only in terms of the results it produces but also in terms of developmentally consequential qualities such as coherence, balance, and generativity (Constantine & Sue, 2006; Sheldon, 2004).”
• LGB of Color and White Individuals’ Perceptions of Heterosexist Stigma, Internalized Homophobia, and Outness: Comparisons of Levels and Links (2010, background): “Indeed, within the broader multicultural literature, communities of color’s values and experiences are posited to foster survival skills and bicultural competence to function effectively in minority and majority cultures (Constantine & Sue, 2006).”
• Dreaming the American Dream: Individualism and Positive Psychology (2008, background): “Constantine and Sue (2006) have pointed out that people of color, because of their life experiences (including a history of struggle against adversity and racism), have adaptive strengths that are not part of White people’s experience.”
• Positive Psychology (2008, unknown): “Constantine and Sue (2006) have further argued that because people of color have a history of struggling against adversity, they have adaptive strengths that are not part of White people’s experience.”