You Have to Show Strength

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Rethinking Strength (2016, background): “In interviews with Black women, Beauboeuf-Lafontant (2007) found that strength experienced through struggle was a key characteristic of the SBW.”
“I Had To Be Strong” (2016, methodology): “Email: watson26@illinois.edu common terms have been used to describe the SBW: mask (Beauboeuf-Lafontant, 2003; Beauboeuf-Lafontant, 2007), ideology (Harrington, Crowther, & Shipherd, 2010), schema (Woods-Giscombé, 2010), and script (Black & Peacock, 2011).”
The Misunderstood Schema of the Strong Black Woman: Exploring Its Mental Health Consequences and Coping Responses Among African American Women (2020, background): “The Strong Black Woman (SBW) is a race-gender schema that prescribes culturally specific feminine expectations for African American women, including unyielding strength, assumption of multiple roles, and caring for others (e.g., Beauboeuf-Lafontant, 2007; Settles, Pratt-Hyatt, & Buchanan, 2008).”
Strong Black Woman Schema and Psychological Distress: The Mediating Role of Perceived Emotional Support (2017, background): “Email: nwatson9@spelman.edu African American women are often perceived by others to possess “superhuman strength” (Beauboeuf-Lafontant, 2007).”