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- Title
Demographic Correlates of Psychological Well-Being and Distress among Older African Americans and Caribbean Black Adults.
- Authors
Lincoln, Karen D.; Taylor, Robert Joseph; Chae, David H.; Chatters, Linda M.
- Abstract
This study examines the demographic correlates of psychological distress and psychological well-being among older African American and black Caribbean adults. Analysis of the National Survey of American Life revealed that psychological well-being and psychological distress are distinct concepts. Findings also identify distinct correlates of psychological well-being (e.g., happiness, life satisfaction, self-rated mental health) and psychological distress (e.g., depressive symptoms, serious psychological distress) across and within racial and ethnic groups. Findings demonstrate the heterogeneity within the older black American population and provide a rare detailed examination of the differences between the correlates of psychological well-being and psychological distress among older adults. Practice implications highlight the need for targeted interventions that more precisely identify groups at elevated risk for poor mental health and lower psychological well-being, increased research focusing on withingroup differences, and attention to the impact of immigration on social work training and interventions with individuals, families, and communities.
- Subjects
DEMOGRAPHIC characteristics; PSYCHOLOGICAL well-being; PSYCHOLOGICAL distress; OLDER African Americans; CARIBBEAN people; ETHNIC groups; MENTAL health; SOCIAL services
- Publication
Best Practice in Mental Health, 2010, Vol 6, Issue 1, p103
- ISSN
1553-555X
- Publication type
Article