"Discrimination, dispositions, and cardiovascular responses to stress." Correction to Richman et al. (2007).

Reports an error in "Discrimination, dispositions, and cardiovascular responses to stress" by Laura Smart Richman, Gary G. Bennett, Jolynn Pek, Edward C. Suarez, Ilene Siegler and Redford B. Williams Jr. (Health Psychology, 2007[Nov], Vol 26[6], 675-683). In the article (http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/0278-6133.26.6.675), Edward C. Suarez was not originally included in the byline but has been added on the basis of his significant contributions to the concepts, design, data, and/or specimens analyzed in the article. The online version of this article has been corrected. (The following abstract of the original article appeared in record 2007-16656-004.) Objective: Recent research suggests that past exposure to discrimination may influence perceptions of, and physiological responses to, new challenges. The authors examined how race and trait levels of hostility and optimism interact with past exposure to discrimination to predict physiological reactivity and recovery during an anger recall task. Design: A community sample of 165 normotensive Black and White adults participated in an anger recall task while having their cardiovascular function monitored. Main Outcome Measures: Blood pressure and heart rate indicators of physiological reactivity and recovery. Results and Conclusion: Participants had higher reactivity and slower recovery to the anger recall task when they had high past discrimination, low cynicism, or high optimism. The pattern of effects was similar for both racial groups, but Blacks had more acute reactivity and slower recovery than Whites. These results are consistent with the perspective of discrimination as a chronic stressor that is related to acute stress responses, particularly for Blacks. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved).