ArticleAging & mental health2023
Lifetime vicarious experiences of major discrimination and depressive symptoms among middle-aged and older black adults.
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- Through their eyes: Understanding the immediate and cumulative impact of vicarious discrimination on adolescents' socioemotional and cognitive-affective reactions.Developmental psychology · 2026Article
- Vicarious Racial Discrimination and Mental Health among Adults: A Scoping Review of Literature Published between 2010 and 2023.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2026Review
- Community health survey development, administration, social determinants and mental health in African immigrants and refugees in Portland Oregon.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Subjective Well-Being among African Americans: Findings from the National Survey of American LifeSociological focus · 2025Article
- "I Could Feel His Sadness and Disdain as He Told Me": A Qualitative Analysis of Black Women's Accounts of Vicarious Racism.Sociological perspectives : SP : official publication of the Pacific Sociological Association · 2024Article
- Psychological Burden of Systemic Racism-Related Distress in New York City Healthcare Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Journal of general internal medicine · 2024Article
- Vicarious Racism and Links to Negative Emotions and Mental Health in US Adults: A Scoping Review.Harvard review of psychiatryArticle
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Abstract
objectivesRacial disparities in later-life depression among Americans are well-documented. Perceived discrimination has been linked to depressive symptoms among aging Black adults, but little research has considered how vicarious exposure to discrimination shapes the mental health of middle-aged and older Black adults.
methodsA subsample of Black adults aged 50-69 years (
resultsOnce the Black adults in the sample had reached ages 50 and older, the most common discriminatory events that they had vicariously experienced in their lifetime occurred as a result of their loved ones' unfair interactions with law enforcement and the job market, respectively. Furthermore, our findings revealed that vicarious experiences of major discrimination were associated with higher levels of depressive symptoms among middle-aged and older Black adults.
conclusionVicarious, as well as personal, exposures to discrimination shape the mental health of Black Americans over the lifespan. The secondhand effects of discrimination must be considered for interventions aimed at reducing the mental health consequences of racism-related adversity as Black adults age.
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