Shervin Assari|Cleopatra H. Caldwell
High Risk of Depression in High-Income African American Boys
University of Michigan–Ann Arbor|University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
despite wellestablished literature protective effect socioeconomic status ses physical mental health reports poor mental health blacks high ses using national sample study investigated association household income risk major depressive disorder mdd black youth based ethnicity gender intersectionone thousand one hundred seventeen black adolescents 810 african americans 360 caribbean blacks included current study household income main predictor mdd lifetime 12month 30day main outcome age covariate ethnicity gender focal moderators logistic regressions used data analysisin pooled sample household income associated risk mdd lifetime 12month 30day found significant interactions income gender lifetime 12month mdd suggesting stronger protective effect income mdd females males also found significant interaction income ethnicity 30day mdd suggesting stronger protective effect income mdd caribbean blacks african americans african american males high household income associated higher risk lifetime 12month 30day mdd caribbean black males females high household income associated lower odds 30day mddfindings suggest ethnicity gender influence socioeconomic resources income associated mdd risk among black youth higher household income may associated higher risk mdd african american males