Older and Wiser? Age Moderates the Association Between Discrimination and Depressive Symptoms in American Indians and Alaska Natives
Objectives: To examine age differences in the association between discrimination and depressive symptoms among urban American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN). Methods: A sample of 303 urban AI/AN (18-78years old) reported on lifetime and past-week experiences of racial discrimination and depressi...
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ftcdlib:oai:escholarship.org:ark:/13030/qt78n820gc 2023-11-05T03:39:49+01:00 Older and Wiser? Age Moderates the Association Between Discrimination and Depressive Symptoms in American Indians and Alaska Natives Danyluck, Chad Blair, Irene V Manson, Spero M Laudenslager, Mark L Daugherty, Stacie L Jiang, Luohua Brondolo, Elizabeth 10s - 17s 2021-08-01 application/pdf https://escholarship.org/uc/item/78n820gc unknown eScholarship, University of California qt78n820gc https://escholarship.org/uc/item/78n820gc public Journal of Aging and Health, vol 33, iss 7-8_suppl Public Health Health Sciences Behavioral and Social Science Rural Health Mental Health Depression American Indian or Alaska Native Aging Clinical Research Arctic Good Health and Well Being Adult Aged 80 and over Alaska Alaskan Natives Cross-Sectional Studies Discrimination Psychological Female Humans Indians North American Male Middle Aged Perception Racism American Indians and Alaska Natives life course perspective Public Health and Health Services Gerontology Clinical sciences article 2021 ftcdlib 2023-10-09T18:04:52Z Objectives: To examine age differences in the association between discrimination and depressive symptoms among urban American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN). Methods: A sample of 303 urban AI/AN (18-78years old) reported on lifetime and past-week experiences of racial discrimination and depressive symptoms. Depressive symptoms were regressed on racial discrimination, age, and their interaction, adjusting for demographic factors and other life stressors. Results: Lifetime and past-week discrimination were significantly associated with depressive symptoms, and these associations were stronger among younger than older adult AI/AN. Discussion: The results are consistent with prior reports in other populations, but this is the first such study to focus on AI/AN, and it highlights the importance of considering life course perspectives. Conclusions are limited by the cross-sectional nature of the data. Longitudinal and qualitative work is needed to understand why discrimination may have a stronger effect on mental health for younger than older AI/AN. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Alaska University of California: eScholarship |
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Public Health Health Sciences Behavioral and Social Science Rural Health Mental Health Depression American Indian or Alaska Native Aging Clinical Research Arctic Good Health and Well Being Adult Aged 80 and over Alaska Alaskan Natives Cross-Sectional Studies Discrimination Psychological Female Humans Indians North American Male Middle Aged Perception Racism American Indians and Alaska Natives life course perspective Public Health and Health Services Gerontology Clinical sciences |
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Public Health Health Sciences Behavioral and Social Science Rural Health Mental Health Depression American Indian or Alaska Native Aging Clinical Research Arctic Good Health and Well Being Adult Aged 80 and over Alaska Alaskan Natives Cross-Sectional Studies Discrimination Psychological Female Humans Indians North American Male Middle Aged Perception Racism American Indians and Alaska Natives life course perspective Public Health and Health Services Gerontology Clinical sciences Danyluck, Chad Blair, Irene V Manson, Spero M Laudenslager, Mark L Daugherty, Stacie L Jiang, Luohua Brondolo, Elizabeth Older and Wiser? Age Moderates the Association Between Discrimination and Depressive Symptoms in American Indians and Alaska Natives |
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Public Health Health Sciences Behavioral and Social Science Rural Health Mental Health Depression American Indian or Alaska Native Aging Clinical Research Arctic Good Health and Well Being Adult Aged 80 and over Alaska Alaskan Natives Cross-Sectional Studies Discrimination Psychological Female Humans Indians North American Male Middle Aged Perception Racism American Indians and Alaska Natives life course perspective Public Health and Health Services Gerontology Clinical sciences |
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Objectives: To examine age differences in the association between discrimination and depressive symptoms among urban American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN). Methods: A sample of 303 urban AI/AN (18-78years old) reported on lifetime and past-week experiences of racial discrimination and depressive symptoms. Depressive symptoms were regressed on racial discrimination, age, and their interaction, adjusting for demographic factors and other life stressors. Results: Lifetime and past-week discrimination were significantly associated with depressive symptoms, and these associations were stronger among younger than older adult AI/AN. Discussion: The results are consistent with prior reports in other populations, but this is the first such study to focus on AI/AN, and it highlights the importance of considering life course perspectives. Conclusions are limited by the cross-sectional nature of the data. Longitudinal and qualitative work is needed to understand why discrimination may have a stronger effect on mental health for younger than older AI/AN. |
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Danyluck, Chad Blair, Irene V Manson, Spero M Laudenslager, Mark L Daugherty, Stacie L Jiang, Luohua Brondolo, Elizabeth |
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Danyluck, Chad Blair, Irene V Manson, Spero M Laudenslager, Mark L Daugherty, Stacie L Jiang, Luohua Brondolo, Elizabeth |
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Danyluck, Chad |
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Older and Wiser? Age Moderates the Association Between Discrimination and Depressive Symptoms in American Indians and Alaska Natives |
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Older and Wiser? Age Moderates the Association Between Discrimination and Depressive Symptoms in American Indians and Alaska Natives |
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Older and Wiser? Age Moderates the Association Between Discrimination and Depressive Symptoms in American Indians and Alaska Natives |
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Older and Wiser? Age Moderates the Association Between Discrimination and Depressive Symptoms in American Indians and Alaska Natives |
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Older and Wiser? Age Moderates the Association Between Discrimination and Depressive Symptoms in American Indians and Alaska Natives |
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older and wiser? age moderates the association between discrimination and depressive symptoms in american indians and alaska natives |
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Journal of Aging and Health, vol 33, iss 7-8_suppl |
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