Social Relationships and Depression among African Americans and Caribbean Blacks

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen D. Lincoln ◽  
David Chae
Keyword(s):  
African Americans ◽  
Social Relationships ◽  
Caribbean Blacks

scholarly journals Use of Professional and Informal Support by African Americans and Caribbean Blacks With Mental Disorders

2008 ◽  
Vol 59 (11) ◽  
pp. 1292-1298 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amanda Toler Woodward ◽  
Robert Joseph Taylor ◽  
Kai McKeever Bullard ◽  
Harold W. Neighbors ◽  
Linda M. Chatters ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
African Americans ◽  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Informal Support ◽  
Caribbean Blacks

scholarly journals Spirituality and Subjective Religiosity Among African Americans, Caribbean Blacks, and Non-Hispanic Whites

2008 ◽  
Vol 47 (4) ◽  
pp. 725-737 ◽  
Author(s):  
LINDA M. CHATTERS ◽  
ROBERT JOSEPH TAYLOR ◽  
KAI M. BULLARD ◽  
JAMES S. JACKSON
Keyword(s):  
African Americans ◽  
Caribbean Blacks

scholarly journals Prevalence and Distribution of Major Depressive Disorder in African Americans, Caribbean Blacks, and Non-Hispanic Whites

2007 ◽  
Vol 64 (3) ◽  
pp. 305 ◽  
Author(s):  
David R. Williams ◽  
Hector M. González ◽  
Harold Neighbors ◽  
Randolph Nesse ◽  
Jamie M. Abelson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Major Depressive Disorder ◽  
African Americans ◽  
Depressive Disorder ◽  
Major Depressive ◽  
Caribbean Blacks

scholarly journals Social Relationships in Religious Institutions and Healthy Lifestyles

2010 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
Neal Krause ◽  
Benjamin Shaw ◽  
Jersey Liang
Keyword(s):  
African Americans ◽  
Older People ◽  
Health Behaviors ◽  
Social Relationships ◽  
Good Health ◽  
Healthy Lifestyles ◽  
Religious Institutions ◽  
Church Members ◽  
Study Participants ◽  
The Church

The purpose of this study is to see if encouragement from fellow church members helps older people develop and maintain healthy lifestyles. The findings indicate that informal church-based support is associated with healthy lifestyles among older African Americans but not older Whites. In addition, the influence of support from fellow church members on health behaviors is greater for study participants who closely identify with their congregations. The results further reveal that the adoption of healthy lifestyles is not associated with support from people outside the church nor is it linked to formal programs that churches provide to encourage good health behaviors. The theoretical and practice implications of these results are discussed.

scholarly journals Social Relationships and Salivary Telomere Length Among Middle-Aged and Older African American and White Adults

2017 ◽  
Vol 74 (6) ◽  
pp. 1053-1061 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen D Lincoln ◽  
Donald A Lloyd ◽  
Ann W Nguyen
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
African American ◽  
African Americans ◽  
Telomere Length ◽  
Social Relationships ◽  
Biological Aging ◽  
Common Mechanism ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Negative Interaction

Abstract Objectives A common mechanism underlying premature morbidity may be accelerated biological aging as reflected by salivary telomere length (STL). This study examined the extent to which social relationships, both positive and negative, can be protective or confer risk relative to biological aging. Method Data from the Health and Retirement Study and multiple regression were used to examine cross-sectional associations between STL, self-reported social support, and negative interaction (e.g., conflict, criticism) with family in a nationally representative sample of African American and non-Hispanic White middle-aged and older adults (N = 4,080). Results Social support from family was associated with shorter STL. Negative interaction with family had no main effect on STL but interactions characterized by high social support and more frequent negative interactions were associated with longer STL. Negative interaction with family was negatively associated with STL for African Americans and Whites but the magnitude of the effect was greater for African Americans. Discussion Study findings highlight the role of social relationships in physiological deterioration among middle-aged and older adults and identify a potential mechanism whereby race is linked to accelerated biological aging. Findings highlight the importance of considering positive and negative aspects of social relationships to understand the consequences of social connections for cellular aging in diverse populations.

scholarly journals Discrimination and Social Isolation Among African Americans Across the Lifespan

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 581-581
Author(s):  
Ann Nguyen ◽  
Harry Taylor
Keyword(s):  
African Americans ◽  
Social Isolation ◽  
Social Relationships ◽  
Multinomial Logistic Regression ◽  
Systematic Investigation ◽  
Early Mortality ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
African American Adults ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Nationally Representative

Abstract Social isolation is associated with a wide range of health problems, including early mortality. However, little is known about the risk factors for social isolation specifically among African Americans. This study examined 1) the associations between discrimination and objective and subjective social isolation and 2) how these associations vary by age in a nationally representative sample of African American adults from the National Survey of American Life (N=3570). Multinomial logistic regression analyses indicated that discrimination was positively associated with being subjectively isolated from friends only and family only. Discrimination did not predict objective isolation. A significant interaction revealed that the association between discrimination and subjective isolation from friends only varied by age, with older adults being most vulnerable to the effects of discrimination. These findings argue for a more nuanced and systematic investigation of the detrimental effects of discrimination on older African Americans’ social relationships, especially perceptions of relationships.

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