Lincoln Karen D, Takeuchi David T
School of Social Work, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089-0411, USA.
Biodemography Soc Biol. 2010;56(1):24-41. doi: 10.1080/19485561003709180.
This study examines the association between race and depressive symptoms over a 16-year study period. The analysis is based on the responses of 3485 African-American and White respondents from four waves of the Americans' Changing Lives Panel Study. Growth mixture modeling was used to identify latent trajectory classes based on the reported levels of depressive symptoms over 16 years. Four latent trajectory classes were identified: two "high-risk" groups and two "low-risk" groups. Findings show the heterogeneity among and within racial groups in their trajectories of depressive symptoms and the distinct demographic and social relationship predictors for symptom trajectories.
本研究考察了在16年的研究期内种族与抑郁症状之间的关联。该分析基于来自“美国人生活变化”面板研究四轮调查的3485名非裔美国人和白人受访者的回答。增长混合模型用于根据报告的16年抑郁症状水平识别潜在轨迹类别。识别出了四个潜在轨迹类别：两个“高风险”组和两个“低风险”组。研究结果表明，种族群体之间及其内部在抑郁症状轨迹方面存在异质性，以及症状轨迹的不同人口统计学和社会关系预测因素。
