Journal article
Everyday Discrimination, Neighborhood Perceptions, and Incidence of Activity Limitations Among Middle-Aged and Older African Americans
The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences, Vol.78(5), pp.866-879
05/2023
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbad001
PMCID: PMC10174198
PMID: 36661210
Abstract
This study aims to examine the relationship between everyday discrimination, neighborhood perceptions, and the incidence of daily activity limitations (i.e., activities of daily living [ADL] and instrumental activities of daily living [IADL]) among middle-aged and older African Americans. This study also examines whether neighborhood perceptions moderate the association between discrimination and the incidence of daily activity limitations.
Data were from the 2006 to 2016 waves of the Health and Retirement Study. African Americans aged 50 or older free of ADL limitations (N=1,934) and IADL limitations (N=2,007) at baseline were selected. Cox proportional hazards regression models were performed to test the study aims. Multiple imputations were applied to handle missing data.
One-unit increase in everyday discrimination was associated with an 25% (p < 0.05) higher risk of ADL limitation onset. Perceived neighborhood social cohesion and physical disadvantage moderated the association between discrimination and IADL limitation onset.
Everyday discrimination represents a significant stressor that negatively affects older African Americans' performance of daily activities. Community-level efforts that improve neighborhood perceptions are needed to alleviate the negative effects of discrimination on the incidence of activity limitations.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Everyday Discrimination, Neighborhood Perceptions, and Incidence of Activity Limitations Among Middle-Aged and Older African Americans
- Creators
- Weidi Qin - University of MichiganAnn W Nguyen - Case Western Reserve UniversityYi Wang - University of IowaTyrone C Hamler - University of DenverFei Wang - Case Western Reserve University
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences, Vol.78(5), pp.866-879
- DOI
- 10.1093/geronb/gbad001
- PMID
- 36661210
- PMCID
- PMC10174198
- NLM abbreviation
- J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci
- ISSN
- 1079-5014
- eISSN
- 1758-5368
- Grant note
- DOI: 10.13039/100000049, name: National Institute on Aging, award: T32AG000221; DOI: 10.13039/100000050, name: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, award: 5R25HL105444-11; DOI: 10.13039/100000002, name: National Institutes of Health, award: U01AG009740
- Language
- English
- Electronic publication date
- 01/20/2023
- Date published
- 05/2023
- Academic Unit
- School of Social Work
- Record Identifier
- 9984360857902771
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