Psychological Pathways Linking Neighborhood Socioeconomic Factors to Cognitive Health in Black and White Older Adults
Psychosocial stress may be one pathway linking neighborhood disadvantage to dementia risk among diverse older adults. Future studies should characterize additional modifiable pathways, particularly for Black older adults, who also live in neighborhoods with greater disadvantage than White older adults, on average. Future studies should also investigate why neighborhood affluence may have stronger positive psychological and cognitive effects among White older adults than Black older adults, which could involve discrimination and racially patterned barriers to accessing neighborhood resources.
Authors
- Philippa Clarke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4925-2968)
- Lauren Taylor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1821-6163)
- Robin Pierce
- Noah Green (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7982-6320)
- Ketlyne Sol (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6716-6927)
- Laura B. Zahodne (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5763-4501)
- Emily P. Morris (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9709-6023)
- Monica Nelson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0395-5868)
- Kiana A. Scambray (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9618-6385)
- Vivian Ku
- Sofia V. Lomba
Institutions
- University of Michigan (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journals of Gerontology Series B
- Published
- 2025-04-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbaf082
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.33
Funders
- Alzheimer's Association
- National Institute on Aging
- National Institute of Nursing Research
- National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities