{"653708":{"#nid":"653708","#data":{"type":"external_news","title":"Pandemic Stress Affects Black Adults More Than Their White Peers","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EBlack adults experience more pronounced mental health challenges than white adults in response to stresses associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new study released by researchers from Georgia Tech and North Carolina State University.\u0026nbsp;The study also found that younger white adults were less adversely affected by stress related to COVID-19 than older white adults. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.metrohealth.org\/physician\/ann-pearman-202778#\u0022\u003EAnn Pearman\u003C\/a\u003E was a\u0026nbsp;senior research scientist\u0026nbsp;in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/psychology.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ESchool of Psychology\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;when the study was conducted, and\u0026nbsp;is the corresponding author. Graduate student MacKenzie Hughes and research assistant Clara Coblenz, both of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/hertzoglab.psychology.gatech.edu\/lab-members\/\u0022\u003EHertzog Adult Cognition Lab\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;also contributed to the research. (The study was also covered in this \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-ca\/health\/medical\/covid-19-omicron-variant-can-evade-vaccines-study-suggests-fda-approves-pfizer-boosters-for-16-and-17-year-olds-coronavirus-update-for-dec-10-2021\/ar-AARGsft\u0022\u003Eroundup\u003C\/a\u003E of recent Covid-19 stories in MSN\u0026nbsp;news.)\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"34434","created_gmt":"2021-12-15 15:30:21","changed_gmt":"2021-12-15 15:30:21","author":"Renay San Miguel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","publication_url":"https:\/\/news.ncsu.edu\/2021\/12\/pandemic-stress-and-race\/","dateline":{"date":"2021-12-06T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2021-12-06T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"}],"categories":[{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"4896","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"167710","name":"School of Psychology"},{"id":"185631","name":"Ann Pearman"},{"id":"185618","name":"MacKenzie Hughes"},{"id":"185619","name":"Clara Coblenz"},{"id":"184289","name":"covid-19"},{"id":"189527","name":"covid stress"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}