Racial differences in depression trajectories among older women: Socioeconomic, family, and health influences

Journal of Health and Social Behavior

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 444-459

  Spence, Naomi J ^a   Adkins, Daniel E ^b   Dupre, Matthew E ^c  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

family; growth curve modeling; older women; psychological distress; race; socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; DEPRESSION; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEPRESSION; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 82655189229     PISSN: 00221465     EISSN: 21506000     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022146511410432     Document Type: Article

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