Educational Attainment Better Protects African American Women than African American Men Against Depressive Symptoms and Psychological Distress

Educational Attainment Better Protects African American Women than African American Men Against Depressive Symptoms and Psychological Distress

Background: Recent research has shown smaller health effects of socioeconomic status (SES) indicators such as education attainment for African Americans as compared to whites. However, less is known about diminished returns based on gender within African Americans. Aim: To test whether among African...

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Main Author: Shervin Assari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-09-01
Series:Brain Sciences
Subjects:
African Americans
socioeconomic status (SES)
racism
distress
depression
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/8/10/182

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