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ArticleAging & mental health2024

Racial differences in links between perceived discrimination, depressive symptoms, and ambulatory working memory.

Erin E Harrington, Alyssa A Gamaldo, John M Felt, Dakota D Witzel, Martin J Sliwinski, Kyle W Murdock, Christopher G Engeland, Jennifer E Graham-Engeland

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Erin E HarringtonDepartment of Biobehavioral Health, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA.
Alyssa A GamaldoDepartment of Psychology, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, USA.
John M FeltCenter for Healthy Aging, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA.
Dakota D WitzelCenter for Healthy Aging, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6920-8801
Martin J SliwinskiCenter for Healthy Aging, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA.
Kyle W MurdockDepartment of Biobehavioral Health, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA.
Christopher G EngelandDepartment of Biobehavioral Health, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA.
Jennifer E Graham-EngelandDepartment of Biobehavioral Health, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA.

Funding

Vascular Structure and Function in Cognitive AgingP01AG003949 · NIA · YESHIVA UNIVERSITY · PI Richard B. LIPTON · 1985 to 2026
$73.9M
Integrative biobehavioral and psychosocial risk for cognitive decline in the elderlyRF1AG056487 · NIA · PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, THE · PI ENGELAND, CHRISTOPHER G, GRAHAM-ENGELAND, JENNIFER ELISE · 2018 to 2018
$3.8M
NIA NIH HHS P01 AG003949NIA NIH HHS RF1 AG056487
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesPerceived discrimination is associated with racial cognitive health disparities. Links between discrimination and cognitive performance, like working memory, in everyday settings (i.e. ambulatory performance) require investigation. Depressive symptoms may be a mechanism through which discrimination relates to ambulatory working memory.

methodDiscrimination, retrospective and momentary depressive symptoms/mood, and aggregated and momentary working memory performance among older Black and White adults were examined within the Einstein Aging Study.

resultsRacially stratified analyses revealed that discrimination did not relate to Black or White adults' ambulatory working memory. Among Black adults, however, more frequent discrimination was associated with greater retrospectively reported depressive symptoms, which related to more working memory errors across two weeks (indirect effect

conclusionDepressive symptoms may play an important role in the link between discrimination and ambulatory working memory among Black adults across extended measurements, but not at the momentary level. Future research should address ambulatory cognition and momentary reports of discrimination and depression to better understand how to minimize cognitive health disparities associated with discrimination.

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Black or African AmericanDepressionMemory, Short-TermRacismWhiteAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective Studiesambulatory cognitiondepressed mooddepressive symptomsdiscriminationMinority and diverse populations

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PMID38738650
PMCPMC11511638

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