Our models also adjust for sociodemographic predictors of family stressor exposure and reactivity, including socioeconomic status, marital status, age, and gender that have been shown to vary by race and contribute to the stress process (Almeida, 2005; Gryzwacz, Almeida, Neupert, & Ettner, 2004; Mroczek & Kolarz, 1998; Pearlin et al., 2005). We also account for psychosocial resilience/vulnerability factors by controlling for individual differences in global perceptions of the quality of family relationships, including perceptions of support and strain.
