Background The weathering hypothesis views the elevated rates of illness, disability, and
mortality seen among Black Americans as a physiological response to the structural barriers …

Objective: This study examined the role of depressive symptoms in mediating the
relationship between early life experiences of racial discrimination and accelerated aging in …

It is widely accepted that socioeconomic status (SES) is a fundamental cause of health
inequality. There is evidence, however, that race is also a fundamental cause of disparities …

The weathering hypothesis, an explanation for race disparities in the USA, asserts that the
health of African Americans begin to deteriorate prematurely compared to whites as a …

Longitudinal data from a 15-year national survey of adults are used to test the double
jeopardy to health hypothesis as well as the alternative hypotheses that aging levels ethnic …

Ageism is one of the most socially condoned and institutionalized forms of prejudice in the
United States. Older adults are discriminated against in employment, health care, and other …

The pursuit to discover the fundamental biology and mechanisms of aging within the context
of the physical and social environment is critical to designing interventions to prevent and …

For over a hundred years, medical and social scientists have studied differences in health
status among racial groups in the United States. The resulting literature has focused on …

Purpose The weathering hypothesis states that chronic exposure to social and economic
disadvantage leads to accelerated decline in physical health outcomes and could partially …

Blacks experience morbidity and mortality earlier in the life course compared to whites. Such
premature declines in health may be indicative of an acceleration of the aging process. The …