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Depression risk and resilience in a diverse sample of older adults in the United States

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  • Robinette, Jennifer W.
  • Campos, Belinda

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Living in poor and physically deteriorating neighborhoods is associated with heightened likelihood of experiencing depression. At the same time, not all people experience their neighborhoods in the same way. We predicted and tested the possibility that variability in this association can be explained by the social support that people derive both from their personal networks and other people residing in the same neighborhood, and that this moderation varies by race/ethnicity. Health and Retirement Study data (2018/2020 waves) were used to evaluate the role of individual-level and contextual risk and resilience factors in association with depression among US older non-Hispanic white adults (n = 4,986, mean age 67 years), non-Hispanic black adults (n = 1,342, mean age 65 years), and Hispanic adults (n = 937, mean age 64 years). Four notable findings emerged. First, perceived neighborhood disorder was related to increased depression risk for non-Hispanic white and black participants, but not Hispanic participants. Second, participants residing in census tracts with higher poverty rates were more likely to report depression. Third, non-Hispanic white participants residing in census tracts with greater Hispanic resident density had reduced depression risk. This same pattern was not observed among non-Hispanic black participants. Finally, perceived support from family was associated with reduced depression risk among all participants. These data suggest both individual- and contextual-level sources of risk and resiliency for depression. The implications for theories that seek to explain the relative resilience to neighborhood disorder observed among US Hispanic residents are discussed.

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  • Robinette, Jennifer W. & Campos, Belinda, 2024. "Depression risk and resilience in a diverse sample of older adults in the United States," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 361(C).
  • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:361:y:2024:i:c:s0277953624008360
    DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2024.117382
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