Perceived congruence between expectations and outcomes: Implications for mental health among caribbean immigrants

American Journal of Orthopsychiatry

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 120-127

  Murphy, Eleanor J ^a   Mahalingam, Ramaswami ^b  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive; Congruence; Expectations; Immigrants; Mental health; Optimism

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EXPECTATION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; LIFE SATISFACTION; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; OCCUPATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; RATING SCALE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CARIBBEAN REGION; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33745141513     PISSN: 00029432     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0002-9432.76.1.120     Document Type: Article

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