An Investigation Into the Role of Attributions of Discrimination and Cognitive Functioning in Older Adults

Heather R. Farmer, Jeffrey E. Stokes, Alexis Z. Ambroise, Valerie A. Earnshaw, Department of Human Development and Family Sciences, University of Delaware, Department of Gerontology, University of Massachusetts Boston

Journal of Aging and Health

Published online on March 24, 2025

Abstract

Journal of Aging and Health, Volume 38, Issue 5-6, Page 239-249, June 2026.
ObjectiveLimited research has explored how the attributions of discrimination in later life are related to cognitive functioning.MethodsWe analyzed responses from 12,279 adults ages 65+ in the 2008 to 2018 waves of the Health and Retirement Study. ...