感知歧视,抑郁症状和门诊工作记忆之间的关系中的种族差异
Erin E Harrington1,2,3, Alyssa A Gamaldo4, John M Felt2
1Department of Biobehavioral Health, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA.
Aging & mental health
|May 13, 2024
概括
感知到的歧视与黑人成年人的抑郁症状有关,这反过来会随着时间的推移影响他们的工作记忆. 这突出了导致认知健康差异的途径.
科学领域:
- 老年学是一门学科.
- 心理学 心理学 心理学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 感知到的歧视有助于认知健康的种族差异.
- 歧视与认知表现,特别是日常生活中的工作记忆 (行走表现) 之间的关系需要进一步研究.
- 抑郁症症状可能会调解歧视和外科医生工作记忆之间的关联.
研究的目的:
- 为了检查歧视,抑郁症状和老年黑人和白人成年人的工作记忆表现之间的联系.
- 调查抑郁症状是否作为一种机制,将歧视与门诊工作记忆联系起来.
主要方法:
- 这项研究利用了来自爱因斯坦衰老研究的数据,检查了年长的黑人和白人成年人.
- 数据包括所感知的歧视,回顾性和瞬间抑郁症状/情绪以及聚合和瞬间工作记忆表现.
主要成果:
- 在黑人或白人成年人中,歧视与门诊工作记忆没有直接关联.
- 在黑人成年人中,更高的歧视与回顾性抑郁症状的增加相关,这些症状与两周内更多的工作记忆错误有关 (间接效应p <0.05).
- 这种间接影响对于白人成年人来说并不显著,瞬间的情绪对任何一组人来说都无法解释歧视和瞬间工作记忆之间的联系.
结论:
- 抑郁症症状可能会在长时间内调解黑人成年人的歧视和门诊工作记忆之间的关系,但不是在瞬间层面上.
- 未来的研究应该探索门诊认知和对歧视和抑郁症的瞬间报告,以了解和减轻认知健康差异.
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