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Determinants of a sense of mastery in African American and white older adults
Author(s)Yuri Jang, Amy Borenstein-Graves, William E Haley
Journal titleJournals of Gerontology: Series B, Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, vol 58B, no 4, July 2003
Pagespp S221-S224
Sourcehttp://www.geron.org
KeywordsWhite people ; Black people ; Mental health [elderly] ; Self esteem ; Competence ; Social characteristics [elderly] ; Spiritual characteristics [elderly] ; Comparison ; United States of America.
AnnotationThe association between predictor variables (sociodemographic variables, health conditions, social resources, and religiosity) and feelings of mastery was assessed, using representative community-dwelling samples of 250 African Americans (mean age 71.6) from the Hillsborough Elder African American Life Study (HEALS) and 452 Whites (mean age 73) from the Charlotte County Healthy Aging Study (CCHAS). Although the African Americans were found to have a lower sense of mastery than the Whites, their feelings of mastery were less likely to be diminished by old age and poor health, but more likely to be enhanced by feelings of religiosity. (RH).
Accession NumberCPA-040406213 A
ClassmarkTKA: TKE: D: DPA: DPB: F: EX: 48: 7T

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