A Network Analysis of Race-Based Traumatic Stress Symptoms and Correlates in a National Sample of Black Americans

Applying network analysis, the present exploratory study examines the dynamic, mutually reinforcing associations between symptoms of race-based traumatic stress (RBTS), identifies which symptoms sustain the maintenance of RBTS, and examines differential associations between RBTS symptoms and clinically relevant variables in a nationally representative sample of Black Americans (N=1,005).