Discrimination, symptoms of depression, and self-rated health among African American women in Detroit: Results from a longitudinal analysis

A.J. Schulz, C.C. Gravlee, D.R. Williams, B.A. Israel, G. Mentz and Z. Rowe

American Journal of Public Health, 2006, vol. 96, issue 7, 1265-1270

Abstract: Objectives. Our understanding of the relationships between perceived discrimination and health was limited by the cross-sectional design of most previous studies. We examined the longitudinal association of self-reported everyday discrimination with depressive symptoms and self-rated general health. Methods. Data came from 2 waves (1996 and 2001) of the Eastside Village Health Worker Partnership survey, a community-based participatory survey of African American women living on Detroit's east side (n=343). We use longitudinal models to test the hypothesis that a change in everyday discrimination over time is associated with a change in self-reported symptoms of depression (positive) and on self-reported general health status (negative). Results. We found that a change over time in discrimination was significantly associated with a change over time in depressive symptoms (positive) (b=0.125; P

Date: 2006
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