Citation
Hargrove, Taylor Woodland; Hummer, Robert A.; Gaydosh, Lauren; Halpern, Carolyn Tucker; Hussey, Jon; Whitsel, Eric A.; Dole, Nancy; & Harris, Kathleen Mullan (2018). Race/ethnicity, gender, and trajectories of depressive symptoms across early- and mid-life among US young adults. Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America. Denver, CO.Abstract
In this study, we combine intersectionality, life course, and stress process perspectives to investigate how intra- and inter-individual trends in depressive symptoms unfold across the life course (ages 12-42) and are structured by the intersections of race/ethnicity and gender. Drawing on five waves of data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health, preliminary findings indicate that depressive symptoms initially decrease with age and then increase in the late 20s/early 30s. Black, Hispanic, and Asian men and women report more depressive symptoms than their same-gender, white counterparts, with Hispanic and Asian women being particularly disadvantaged compared to all other racial/ethnic-gender groups. Gaps between black, Hispanic, and white women are explained by parental education and stressors in childhood. Overall, results shed light on the processes through which social factors may differentially influence health and well-being throughout life, and consequently, how stark inequalities in health are maintained.URL
https://paa.confex.com/paa/2018/webprogrampreliminary/Paper22449.htmlKeyword(s)
race ethnicity gender depressionReference Type
Conference proceedingBook Title
Annual Meeting of the Population Association of AmericaSeries Title
Racial, ethnic, and socionomic disparities in mental healthAuthor(s)
Hargrove, Taylor WoodlandHummer, Robert A.
Gaydosh, Lauren
Halpern, Carolyn Tucker
Hussey, Jon
Whitsel, Eric A.
Dole, Nancy
Harris, Kathleen Mullan