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Byline: Susan R. Torres-Harding (1), Leonard A. Jason (1), Renee R. Taylor (1) Keywords: fatigue; attributions; medical utilization; ethnicity; gender; socioeconomic status Abstract: This study examined the roles of ethnicity, gender, and socioeconomic status (SES) in predicting fatigue severity, symptoms, medical utilization, and attributions among a sample of individuals with chronic fatigue. Using path analysis, a model was tested and revised. In the new model, gender predicted fatigue, ethnicity predicted attributions, fatigue predicted medical utilization and attributions, and attributions predicted medical utilization. Women reported more fatigue and were more likely to feel that stress and depression were causing their fatigue. Higher-SES participants were more likely to cite stress and overwork as causing their fatigue. Latinos reported more physical symptoms than African Americans and Whites. The implications of these results are discussed. Author Affiliation: (1) DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois Article History: Registration Date: 12/10/2004

This article discusses the relationship between fatigue and age, gender, and race. The authors, examining a multicultural and socioeconomic diverse urban sample, conclude that African Americans experience higher rates of fatigue than Caucasians, African American women have significantly higher rates of fatigue than African American men, and older African American men experience higher rates of fatigue than younger African American men.