Subjective well-being of older African Americans with DSM IV psychiatric disorders
dc.contributor.author | Peterson, Tina L. | |
dc.contributor.author | Chatters, Linda M. | |
dc.contributor.author | Taylor, Robert Joseph | |
dc.contributor.author | Nguyen, Ann W. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2014-06-16T18:22:12Z | |
dc.date.available | 2014-06-16T18:22:12Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2013 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Journal of Happiness Studies, 2013 <http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/107412> | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/107412 | |
dc.description.abstract | This study examined demographic and mental health correlates of subjective well-being (i.e., life satisfaction, happiness) using a national sample of older African Americans with psychiatric disorders. We used a subsample of 185 African Americans, 55 and older with at least one of thirteen lifetime psychiatric disorders from The National Survey of American Life: Coping with Stress in the Twenty-first Century. The findings indicated that among this population of older adults who had a lifetime psychiatric dis- order, having a lifetime suicidal ideation was associated with life satisfaction but not happiness. Further, having a 12-month anxiety disorder or a lifetime suicidal ideation was not associated with happiness. Having a 12-month mood disorder, however, was negatively associated with an individual’s level of happiness, as well as their life satisfaction. Additionally, there were two significant interactions. Among men, employment was pos- itively associated with life satisfaction, and marriage was associated with higher levels of happiness among men but not women. The overall pattern of findings reflects both simi- larities and departures from prior research confirming that well-being evaluations are associated with multiple factors. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
dc.subject | Life Satisfaction, Happiness, Depression, Anxiety Disorder, Mood Disorder, Mental Health, Suicidal Ideation | en_US |
dc.title | Subjective well-being of older African Americans with DSM IV psychiatric disorders | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevel | Social Work | |
dc.subject.hlbtoplevel | Social Sciences | |
dc.description.peerreviewed | Peer Reviewed | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationumcampus | Ann Arbor | en_US |
dc.description.bitstreamurl | http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/107412/1/art%3A10.1007%2Fs10902-013-9470-7(1).pdf | |
dc.identifier.source | Journal of Happiness Studies | en_US |
dc.description.filedescription | Description of art%3A10.1007%2Fs10902-013-9470-7(1).pdf : Main article | |
dc.owningcollname | Social Work, School of (SSW) |
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