Effects of Stress Exposure Versus Appraisal on Episodic Memory Trajectories: Evidence for Risk and Resilience among Black Older Adults.

Emily P Morris Lauren L Brown Afsara B ZaheedJordan D PalmsKetlyne SolAlexa MartinoLaura B Zahodne

Published in: The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences (2021)

Reducing chronic stress exposure may reduce racial disparities in ADRD risk. The counteractive effect of stress appraisal on Black-White disparities in episodic memory highlights resilience factors among Black older adults that should be characterized in future research to move beyond deficit models of ADRD inequality.

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