Figure 1

Theoretical Model of the Pathway between Perceived Racial Discrimination and Attitudes Towards Breast Cancer Screening. In Figure 1, persons experience events which they may or may not interpret as racially discriminatory, with the interpretation based in part on their own psychosocial characteristics. (The events are enclosed in parenthesis to denote that they are not directly observed or evaluated by others). This interpretation influences the individual's views on society, which shape both the anticipation of future experiences and the individual's planned reactions, and thus motivation to engage in health behaviors such as breast cancer screening.