Flourishing refers to the absence of mental disorders and the presence of high levels of psychological well-being. Blacks tend to report lower levels of psychological well-being on cognitively focused measures such as life satisfaction and happiness ( Hughes and Thomas 1998), but also report higher levels of flourishing than whites ( Keyes 2007). For several decades, research has shown that while blacks (or African Americans) often have higher rates of psychological distress than whites, some studies also find that whites have elevated levels of depressive and anxiety symptoms compared to blacks ( Dohrenwend 1969, Vega and Rumbaut 1991). The patterning of racial differences in mental health appear to vary by indicator of mental health status.
There is considerable complexity in the association between race and mental health.
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