Trajectories of racial and gender health disparities during later midlife: Connections to personality.

Objective null We examined race/gender effects on initial levels and trajectories of self-reported physical and mental health, as well as the moderating role of personality. We hypothesized that health disparities would remain stable or decrease over time, and that at-risk personality traits (e.g., neuroticism) would have a more robust negative impact on health for Black participants. null Method null Analyses utilized 6 waves of data from a...