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The relationships between major lifetime discrimination, everyday discrimination, and mental health in three racial and ethnic groups of older adults
- Authors:
- AYALON Liat, GUM Amber
- Journal article citation:
- Aging and Mental Health, 15(5), July 2011, pp.587-594.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
This paper examined the relationship between exposure to discrimination and mental health in three racial groups in the United States. Data from the Health and Retirement Study identified 6,455 White, 716 Latino, and 1,214 Black participants who completed a self-report psychosocial questionnaire in 2006. Thirty per cent of the general population and 45% of Blacks reported at least one type of discrimination. Latinos were significantly less likely to report any everyday discrimination. Blacks reported the greatest frequency of everyday discrimination. Whites reported the highest levels of life satisfaction and the lowest levels of depressive symptoms. Relative to major lifetime discrimination, everyday discrimination had a somewhat stronger correlation with mental health indicators. The relationships between discrimination and mental health outcomes were stronger for White compared to Black older adults. While Black older adults experience the greatest number of discriminative events, they experienced weaker associated mental health outcomes; perhaps because they had become accustomed to these experiences or benefited from social or cultural resources that serve as buffers