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Racial differences in arthritis-related stress, chronic life stress, and depressive symptoms among women with arthritis
— a contextual perspective | | Author(s) | Jessica M McIlvane, Tamara A Baker, Chivon A Mingo |
| Journal title | Journals of Gerontology: Series B, Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, vol 63B, no 5, September 2008 |
| Pages | pp S320-S327 |
| Source | http://www.geron.org |
| Keywords | Black African ; White people ; Arthritis ; Stress ; Depression ; Symptoms ; Comparison ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | The effects of arthritis-related stress and chronic life stress on depressive symptoms were examined among African Americans and Whites with arthritis. Participants included 155 African American and White women aged 45-90 who completed structured questionnaires assessing arthritis-related stress (i.e. pain, functional impairment, perceived stress), chronic life stress (i.e. discrimination, financial stress, life stressors) and well-being (i.e. depressive symptoms). African Americans reported more functional impairment and lower perceived arthritis stress, but more life stressors, financial stress, and discrimination, than Whites. Arthritis strain accounted for similar proportions of variance in depressive symptoms across African Americans and Whites. However, chronic stressors explained significantly more variance among African Americans. Findings demonstrate the importance of considering contextual factors influencing women's health and well-being, particularly for those women with a chronic illness, including arthritis. Although arthritis-related stressors may be the predominant factors affecting well-being for Whites with arthritis, well-being for African Americans with arthritis is also closely tied to broader life stressors. Results suggest the importance of looking beyond illness-specific stressors when studying ageing and health. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-081009220 A |
| Classmark | TKF: TKA: CLA: QNH: ENR: CT: 48: 7T |
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