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Measuring More Than Exposure

Does Stress Appraisal Matter for Black–White Differences in Anxiety and Depressive Symptoms Among Older Adults

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ID8094963
AuthorsLauren Brown (0000-0002-1681-8267, Division of Health Management and Policy, San Diego State University School of Public Health, California, corresponding author), Leah Abrams (0000-0002-8766-0903, Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Cambridge, Massachusetts), Uchechi A Mitchell (0000-0003-1675-1119, University of Illinois Chicago), Jennifer Ailshire (0000-0002-4476-9458), Jennifer A Ailshire (University of Southern California)
EditorsLaura P Sands (0000-0003-2446-4486)
Year2020
Volume4
Issue5
Pagesigaa040-igaa040
Publication date2020-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInnovation in Aging (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2399-5300 • E-ISSN: 2399-5300
PublisherOxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1093/geroni/igaa040
PMID33123630
OpenAlexW3084092967
LanguageEN
Citations received23
References cited63

The relationship between race, chronic stress exposure, and mental health is mediated by stress appraisal. Stress appraisal provides insight on important pathways contributing to black-white mental health disparities in older adulthood

Anxiety · Association (psychology · Chronic stress · Depressive symptoms · Health and Retirement Study · Mental health · Psychiatry · Race (biology · Stressor · Employment and Welfare Studies · Health disparities and outcomes · Medicine · Psychology · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research · Clinical Psychology · Gerontology

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Citations per year4,6
Citation span2021 - 2026 (6)
Citation velocitycurrent
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