Perceived discrimination and physical, cognitive, and emotional health in older adulthood.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine whether perceived discrimination based on multiple personal characteristics is associated with physical, emotional, and cognitive health concurrently, prospectively, and with change in health over time among older adults.

Design

Longitudinal.

Setting

Health and Retirement Study (HRS).

Participants

Participants (N = 7,622) who completed the Leave-Behind Questionnaire as part of the 2006 HRS assessment (mean age 67 years); participants (N = 6,450) completed the same health measures again in 2010.

Measurements

Participants rated their everyday experience with discrimination and attributed those experiences to eight personal characteristics: race, ancestry, sex, age, weight, physical disability, appearance, and sexual orientation. At bot

SUBMITTER: Sutin AR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4170050 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature