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The Gerontologist, Vol 39, Issue 4 465-472, Copyright © 1999 by The Gerontological Society of America
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DL Cochran, DR Brown and KC McGregor
Institute of Gerontology and School of Social Work, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48202, USA. cochran@iog.wayne.edu
The relationship between multiple role participation and depressive symptoms experienced by African American (n = 547) and White (n = 2,152) women aged 55-61 was explored. Data were obtained from the Health and Retirement Study (HRS). Racial differences in the social roles of marriage, employment, grandmother, care provider, and volunteer and their influence on level of depressive symptoms were examined. African Americans reported higher levels of depressive symptoms than Whites. Additionally, marriage, employment, and total number of social roles were the most powerful predictors of depressive symptoms for both African American and White women. However, employment was more important in diminishing depressive symptoms among African American than White women occupying multiple social roles.
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