Older and Wiser? Age Moderates the Association Between Discrimination and Depressive Symptoms in American Indians and Alaska Natives | Zendy

Chad Danyluck | Zendy; Irene V. Blair | Zendy; Spero M. Manson | Zendy; Mark L. Laudenslager | Zendy; Stacie L. Daugherty | Zendy; Luohua Jiang | Zendy; Elizabeth Brondolo | Zendy

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Older and Wiser? Age Moderates the Association Between Discrimination and Depressive Symptoms in American Indians and Alaska Natives

Author(s) -

Chad Danyluck,

Irene V. Blair,

Spero M. Manson,

Mark L. Laudenslager,

Stacie L. Daugherty,

Luohua Jiang,

Elizabeth Brondolo

Publication year - 2021

Publication title -

journal of aging and health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.041

H-Index - 75

eISSN - 1552-6887

pISSN - 0898-2643

DOI - 10.1177/08982643211013699

Subject(s) - stressor , depressive symptoms , association (psychology) , mental health , gerontology , psychology , depression (economics) , longitudinal study , life course approach , age discrimination , demography , clinical psychology , medicine , psychiatry , developmental psychology , cognition , economics , psychotherapist , macroeconomics , pathology , labour economics , sociology

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 (18-78 years 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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