The African Diaspora in the New World provides the unique opportunity to understand the demographic stresses imposed on those forcibly relocated during the trans-Atlantic slave trade.
A relatively mild, late Pleistocene climate in subtropical East Asia [ 4] and available glacial refugia in continental land bridges [ 9] could have alleviated demographic stresses during the Pleistocene glaciations, which in turn generated relatively modest population fluctuations in E. formosa.
The questionnaire was divided into five sections: demographics, stress, intimidation and harassment, well-being and resources.
In ordinary least-squares regression models that contained demographic characteristics, stress risk factors, and social psychological resources as independent variables, level of exposure to the disaster was associated with poorer Wave 2 physical well-being, but not psychological health.
After adjustment for the demographic factors, stress accounted for 12% of the variance in life satisfaction in our study.
After adjusting for the demographic factors, stress accounted for 12% of the variance in life satisfaction (β = −0.34, P < 0.001) while resilience explained an additional 18% of the variance (β = 0.46, P < 0.001).
All potential participants attended an information session about smoking, smoking cessation, varenicline, eligibility for the study, and the relevance of the questionnaire about demographics, motivation, stress, and smoking.
Participants completed self-administered questionnaires assessing demographics, stressful war experiences, childhood adversities, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, and anxiety symptoms.
