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Patel, Opal P.; Quist, Arbor J.L.; Martin, Chantel L.; Wegienka, Ganesa; Baird, Donna D.; Wise, Lauren A.; & Vines, Anissa I. (2023). Life-Course Mobility in Socioeconomic Position and High Depressive Symptoms among Young Black Women: The SELF Study. Womens Health Issues, 33(3), 266-272. PMCID: PMC10213084

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Current literature on the association between mobility in socioeconomic position (SEP) and depression demonstrates mixed findings, with variation in the benefits of upward SEP by racial group and ethnic background. No study has examined life-course SEP mobility and depressive symptoms among Black women in the United States.
METHODS: Our cohort included 1,612 Black women enrolled in the Study of Environment, Lifestyle and Fibroids between 2010 and 2012 and followed for 5 years. We used data on socioeconomic indicators at childhood and adulthood and used latent class analysis to create a life-course SEP mobility measure (persistently low, downward, upward, and persistently high). Using the 11-item Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D), we assessed high (

URL

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.whi.2022.11.010

Reference Type

Journal Article

Year Published

2023

Journal Title

Womens Health Issues

Author(s)

Patel, Opal P.
Quist, Arbor J.L.
Martin, Chantel L.
Wegienka, Ganesa
Baird, Donna D.
Wise, Lauren A.
Vines, Anissa I.

Article Type

Regular

PMCID

PMC10213084

Data Set/Study

Study of Environment, Lifestyle and Fibroids (SELF)

Continent/Country

United States of America

State

Nonspecific

Race/Ethnicity

Black

Sex/Gender

Women

ORCiD

Martin, C. - 0000-0003-1907-0810