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- Title
Is blood thicker than water? Social support, depression and the modifying role of ethnicity/nativity status.
- Authors
Almeida, J; Subramanian, S V; Kawachi, I; Molnar, B E
- Abstract
Social support may be particularly important in countering depression among systematically disadvantaged groups. Latino immigrants are an example of a disadvantaged population that has better than expected mental health outcomes. One explanation put forth for this pattern is strong social support from kin networks. Studies on the effect of social support on mental health often assess the quantity of social ties rather than the quality of the support they provide. In addition, such studies rarely specify the source of support and how support from family versus friends may differentially impact mental health.
- Publication
Journal of epidemiology and community health, 2011, Vol 65, Issue 1, p51
- ISSN
1470-2738
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1136/jech.2009.092213