Navigating Black Aging: The Biological Consequences of Stress and Depression.
Sarah N ForresterKeith E WhitfieldCatarina I KiefeRoland J ThorpePublished in: The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences (2021)
Given the known association between perceived racial discrimination and depressive symptoms, we provide a novel instance of the long-term effects of social inequality. Specifically, biological age acceleration, a marker of physiological dysregulation, is associated with time among Black persons and more strongly associated among those with depressive symptoms.