ESPO AND BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES SECTION SYMPOSIUM: DEFYING THE ODDS: HOW MINORITIZED OLDER ADULTS USE PSYCHOSOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL FORTITUDE TO ENHANCE AGING HEALTH
2024
Resilience in Minoritized Older Adults
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Author Information
Author(s): Chang E-Shien, Monica Walters, Laura Zahodne, Alexandra Clark, Ruijia Chen, Talha Ali, Kyle Moored
Hypothesis
Minoritized older adults use psychosocial and environmental fortitude to enhance their health outcomes.
Conclusion
Minoritized older adults can leverage resilience factors to improve their health despite facing disparities.
Supporting Evidence
- Minoritized older adults report worse health outcomes compared to non-Hispanic White counterparts.
- Research often focuses on risk factors rather than resilience sources among minoritized older adults.
- Bilingualism may protect cognitive health among Latinx older adults.
- Life course stressors and resilience factors impact racial/ethnic disparities in Alzheimer’s disease.
- Neighborhood walkability can buffer negative impacts of socioeconomic disadvantage on physical activity.
Takeaway
Older adults from minority backgrounds can be strong and find ways to stay healthy, even when things are tough.
Participant Demographics
Minoritized older adults, including Latinx and Black individuals.
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