Early life exposure to structural sexism and late‐life memory trajectories among black and white women and men in the United States
A longitudinal measure captured state-level structural sexism from 1900 to 1960. Exposure to structural sexism was associated with worse late-life memory outcomes. Associations were strongest among women for memory decline. The negative impact on memory performance was stronger among Black women. Lowering structural sexism may, in turn, reduce memory decline among women.
Authors
- Paris B. Adkins‐Jackson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3618-449X)
- Adam M. Brickman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5125-8226)
- Tanisha G. Hill‐Jarrett (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6924-0702)
- Nicole Schupf (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7560-7657)
- Justina Avila‐Rieger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7147-5829)
- Jennifer J. Manly (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9481-7497)
- Richard P Mayeux (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6519-9696)
- Whitney R. Robinson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4009-0488)
- Katherine M. Keyes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5624-021X)
Institutions
- Duke University (US)
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- Trinity College Dublin (IE)
- University Memory and Aging Center (US)
- Global Brain Health Institute (US)
- Columbia University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Alzheimer s & Dementia
- Published
- 2024-12-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/alz.14410
- Citations
- 8
- Primary Topic
- Aging and Gerontology Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 8.21
Funders
- Alzheimer's Association
- National Institutes of Health
- National Institute on Aging
- National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences