TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - The effect of stress exposure on depressive symptoms and major depressive episode among US Afro-Caribbean women
JO  - Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology
A1  - Erving, Christy L.
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - PURPOSE: This study examines whether stress exposures experienced within and across various life domains (e.g., interpersonal, financial) are predictors of depression among Afro-Caribbean women, an understudied ethnic group within the US Black female population. <br><br>METHODS: A sample of Afro-Caribbean women (N = 878) was drawn from the National Survey of American Life (NSAL), the first nationally representative psychiatric epidemiology survey focused on the mental health of the US Afro-Caribbean and African American populations. Negative binomial regression analysis was conducted for depressive symptoms, and binary logistic regression results are presented for past-year and lifetime major depressive episode. Analyses examined the relative effect of five stress exposures on depression: major discrimination, everyday discrimination, past-month chronic stress, financial strain, and negative interactions with family. <br><br>RESULTS: Of the five stress exposures, chronic stress and financial strain were associated with increased risk for both recent (e.g., past week) and more distal (i.e., past-year and lifetime) experiences of depression. Though experiences with discrimination were associated with depression, its effects were attenuated when other stressors were taken into account. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Mental health prevention and intervention programs must address stress concerns that are chronic in nature and stressors that reflect financial instability for Afro-Caribbean women.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0933-7954
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00127-021-02096-8
ID  - ref1
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