期刊
JOURNAL OF AGING AND HEALTH
卷 33, 期 7-8_SUPPL, 页码 10S-17S出版社
SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
DOI: 10.1177/08982643211013699
关键词
American Indians and Alaska Natives; depression; discrimination; life course perspective
资金
- American Heart Association [15SFDRN24180024]
- National Institute onAging [P30AG059295, P30AG15297]
- National Center onMinority Health and Health Disparities [P60MD000507]
The study found that discrimination was more strongly associated with depressive symptoms among younger adult urban American Indians and Alaska Natives. This highlights the importance of considering life course perspectives, and further longitudinal and qualitative research is needed to understand why discrimination may have a stronger effect on mental health for younger AI/AN.
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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