Sources of Individual Differences in Indices of Health Disparities among Older African-Americans

2002 ◽  
Vol 50 (1/2) ◽  
pp. 145 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keith E. Whitfield
Keyword(s):  
Health Disparities ◽  
Individual Differences ◽  
African Americans ◽  
Older African Americans

scholarly journals Personality as a source of individual differences in cognition among older African Americans

2012 ◽  
Vol 46 (5) ◽  
pp. 465-471 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adrienne T. Aiken-Morgan ◽  
Jacqueline Bichsel ◽  
Jason C. Allaire ◽  
Jyoti Savla ◽  
Christopher L. Edwards ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Individual Differences ◽  
African Americans ◽  
Older African Americans

scholarly journals Older African Americans’ Perspectives on Exposure to Structural Discrimination Across Contexts and the Life Course

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 689-689
Author(s):  
Sarah LaFave ◽  
Sarah Szanton ◽  
Roland Thorpe
Keyword(s):  
African Americans ◽  
Life Course ◽  
Healthcare Services ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Older African Americans ◽  
Environmental Toxin ◽  
Development Of Instrument ◽  
The Life Course ◽  
Interpersonal Level

Abstract This presentation reports on findings from the first phase of a mixed methods study aimed at developing an instrument to assess older African Americans’ exposure to structural racial discrimination. We conducted semi-structured interviews with older African Americans about their perspectives on and exposure to structural discrimination. Participants (n=20) were community-dwelling African Americans aged fifty and older in Baltimore, MD. Participants described exposure to structural discrimination that had accumulated across the life course and across the contexts of education, employment, healthcare services, criminal justice system, neighborhood factors, media and marketing of unhealthy products, environmental toxin exposures, and income, credit and wealth. In the next phase of the study, we will incorporate these findings into the development of instrument items. Developing and testing a tool to assess exposure to discrimination beyond the interpersonal level is an important step in identifying solutions to mitigate the contribute of discrimination to racial health disparities.

scholarly journals Social Support from Church and Family Members and Depressive Symptoms Among Older African Americans

2015 ◽  
Vol 23 (6) ◽  
pp. 559-567 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linda M. Chatters ◽  
Robert Joseph Taylor ◽  
Amanda Toler Woodward ◽  
Emily J. Nicklett
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
African Americans ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Older African Americans
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