Attentional Control Moderates the Relationship Between Race-Related Stress and Emotion Dysregulation in a Highly Trauma-Exposed Population of Black Women

Dominique L. La Barrie, Yara Mekawi, Briana Spivey, Grace Packard, Abigail Powers, Negar Fani, Isha W. Metzger, Sierra Carter, University of Georgia, University of Louisville, Georgia State University, Emory University School of Medicine

Journal of Black Psychology

Published online on October 18, 2025

Abstract

Journal of Black Psychology, Volume 52, Issue 5, Page 568-596, September 2026.
Race-related stress contributes to emotion regulation difficulties and influences stress-related coping practices among Black women. Attentional control, a factor related to emotion regulation and coping, may shape this process; however, little research ...