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Social conditions and distress in elderly persons
— findings from the MacArthur Studies of Successful Aging | | Author(s) | Laura D Kubzansky, Lisa F Berkman, Teresa E Seeman |
| Journal title | Journals of Gerontology: Series B, Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, vol 55B, no 4, July 2000 |
| Pages | pp P238-P246 |
| Keywords | Ethnic groups ; Economic status [elderly] ; Stress ; Cross sectional surveys ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | The purpose of this study was to determine separate and joint associations of race or ethnicity and socioeconomic status (SES) with psychological distress in high-functioning adults, and to examine two psychosocial sources that may explain these associations. Participants were 1,189 Americans aged 70 to 79 in the McArthur Studies of Successful Ageing programme, a 3-site study of community-dwelling men and women. Although decreases in distress generally occur with ageing, findings suggest that social structural factors can influence distress even more among older people. Blacks were less distressed than whites when SES was controlled. There was a gradient between education and distress among whites but not among blacks. Measures of social support and control did not mediate effects of race or ethnicity on distress. These results differ from previous studies, and indicate that age and functional status should be considered in examining relationships of race, ethnicity, SES, and distress. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-000825235 A |
| Classmark | TK: F:W: QNH: 3KB: 7T |
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