Social support and thriving health: A new approach to understanding the health of indigenous Canadians

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 97, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1827-1833

  Richmond, Chantelle A M ^a   Ross, Nancy A ^a   Egeland, Grace M ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; EMOTION; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; INTIMACY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WOMEN'S HEALTH; AMERICAN INDIAN; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; SEX RATIO; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; CANADA; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 34948822269     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2006.096917     Document Type: Article

References (73)

1. Adelson N. The embodiment of inequality: health disparities in aboriginal Canada. Can J Public Health. 2005;96:S45-S61.
2. Richmond C, Elliott SJ, Matthews R, Elliott B. The political ecology of health: perceptions of environment, economy, health and well-being among 'Namgis First Nation. Health Place. 2005;11:349-365.
3. A Statistical Profile on the Health of First Nations in Canada. Ottawa, Ontario: Health Canada, First Nations and Inuit Health Branch; 2003.
4. Tester FJ, McNicoll P. Isumagijaksaq: mindful of the state: social constructions of Inuit suicide. Soc Sci Med. 2004;58:2625-2636.
5. Young TK. The Health of Native Americans: Toward a Biocultural Epidemiology. New York, NY: Oxford University Press; 1994.
6. Thouez JP, Rannou A, Foggin P. The other face of development: native population, health status and indicators of malnutrition - the case of the Cree and Inuit of northern Quebec. Soc Sci Med. 1989;29:965-974.
7. MacMillan HL, MacMillan AB, Offord DR, Dingle JL. Aboriginal health. Can Med Assoc J. 1996;155:1569-1578.
8. Tookenay VF. Improving the health status of aboriginal people in Canada: new directions, new responsibilities. Can Med Assoc J. 1996;155:1581-1583.
9. Moffat T, Herring A. The historical roots of high rates of infant death in aboriginal communities in Canada in the early twentieth century: the case of Fisher River, Manitoba. Soc Sci Med. 1999;48:1821-1832.
10. Frohlich K, Ross NA, Richmond C. Health disparities in Canada today: some evidence and a theoretical framework. Health Policy. 2006;79:132-143.
11. Muhajarine N, D'Arcy C. Physical abuse during pregnancy: prevalence and risk factors. Can Med Assoc J. 1999;160:1007-1011.
12. Waldram JB, Herring DA, Young TK. Aboriginal Health in Canada: Historical, Cultural, and Epidemiological Perspectives. Toronto, Ontario: University of Toronto Press; 1995.
13. Newbold KB. Problems in search of solutions: health and Canadian aboriginals. J Community Health. 1998;23:59-73.
14. Svenson KA, Lafontaine C. The search for wellness. In: McDonald G, ed. First Nations and Inuit Regional Health Survey, National Report. Ottawa, Ontario: First Nations and Inuit Regional Health Survey National Steering Committee; 1999:181-216.
15. Boyd & Associates. Inuksiutiin Health Information Framework. Ottawa, Ontario: Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami; 2002.
16. Rutter M. Resilience in the face of adversity: protective factors and resistance to psychiatric disorder. Br J Psychiatry. 1985;147:598-611.
17. Carver C. Resilience and thriving: issues, models and linkages. J Soc Issues. 1998;54:245-266.
18. O'Leary VE, Ickovics JR. Resilience and thriving in response to challenge: an opportunity for a paradigm shift in women's health. Womens Health. 1995;1:121-142.
19. Cohen S, Syme SL. Issues in the study and application of social support. In: Cohen S, Syme SL, eds. Social Support and Health. Orlando, Fla: Academic; 1985:3-22.
20. House JS, Landis KR, Umberson D. Social relationships and health. Science. 1988;29:540-545.
21. Berkman LF, Glass T, Brisette I, Seeman TE. From social integration to health: Durkheim in the new millennium. Soc Sci Med. 2000;51:843-857.
22. Marmot M, Wilkinson R. Social Determinants of Health: The Solid Facts. 2nd ed. Geneva, Switzerland: World Health Organization; 1998.
23. House JS. Work, Stress and Social Support. Reading, Mass: Addison-Wesley; 1981.
24. Felton BJ, Shinn M. Social integration and social support: moving "social support" beyond the individual level. J Community Psychol. 1992;20:103-115.
25. Cohen S, Wills TA. Stress, social support and the buffering hypothesis. Psychol Bull. 1985;98:310-357.
26. Cohen S, Gottlieb B, Underwood L. Social relationships and health. In: Cohen S, Underwood L, Gottlieb B, eds. Measuring and Intervening in Social Support. New York, NY: Oxford University Press; 2000: 3-25.
27. Berkman LF, Syme SL. Social networks, host resistance, and mortality: a nine-year follow-up of Alameda County residents. Am J Epidemiol. 1979;109:186-204.
28. House JS, Robbins C, Metzner HL. The association of social relationships and activities with mortality: prospective evidence from the Tecumseh community health study. Am J Epidemiol. 1982;116:123-140.
29. Schoenbach VJ, Kaplan BH, Fredman L, Kleinbaum DG. Social ties and mortality in Evans County, Georgia. Am J Epidemiol. 1986;123:577-591.
30. Welin L, Tibblin G, Svärdsudd K, et al. Prospective study of social influences on mortality: the study of men born in 1913 and 1923. Lancet. 1985;1:915-918.
31. Orth-Gomer K, Johnson JV. Social network interaction and mortality: a six year follow-up study of a random sample of the Swedish population. J Chronic Dis. 1987;40:949-957.
32. Kaplan GA, Salonen JT, Cohen RD, Brand RJ, Syme SL, Puska P. Social connections and mortality from all causes and from cardiovascular disease: prospective evidence from eastern Finland. Am J Epidemiol. 1988;128:370-380.
33. Kawachi I, Colditz GA, Ascherio A, et al. A prospective study of social networks in relation to total mortality and cardiovascular disease in men in the USA. J Epidemiol Community Health. 1996;50:245-251.
34. Rook KS. The functions of social bonds: perspectives from research on social support, loneliness and social isolation. In: Sarason IG, Sarason BR, eds. Social Support: Theory, Research and Applications. Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers; 1985:243-267.
35. Thoits PA. Social support and psychological well-being: theoretical possibilities. In: Sarason IG, Sarason BR, eds. Social Support: Theory, Research and Applications. Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers; 1985:51-72.
36. Thoits PA. Stress, coping, and social support processes: where are we? what next? J Health Soc Behav. 1995;35:53-79.
37. Burg MM, Seeman TE. Families and health: the negative side of social ties. Ann Behav Med. 1994;16:109-115.
38. Richmond CAM, Ross NA, Bernier J. Exploring indigenous concepts of health: the dimensions of Métis and Inuit health. In: White J, Beavon D, Wingert S, Maxim P, eds. Aboriginal Policy Research: Directions and Outcomes Volume 4. Toronto, Ontario: Thompson Educational Publishing; 2007:3-13.
39. Daniel M, Cargo MD, Lifshay J, Green L. Cigarette smoking, mental health and social support: data from a northwestern First Nation. Can J Public Health. 2004;95:45-49.
40. Iwasaki Y, Bartlett J, O'Neil J. Coping with stress among aboriginal women and men with diabetes in Winnipeg, Canada. Soc Sci Med. 2005;60:977-988.
41. Mignone J. Social Capital in First Nations Communities: Conceptual Development and Instrument Validation [dissertation]. Winnipeg: University of Manitoba; 2003.
42. Mignone J, O'Neil J. Social capital and youth suicide risk factors in First Nations communities. Can J Public Health. 2005;96:S51-S54.
43. Hobfoll SE, Bansal A, Schurg R, et al. The impact of perceived child physical and sexual abuse history on Native American women's psychological well-being and AIDS risk. J Consult Clin Psychol. 2002;70:252-257.
44. Cummins JR, Ireland M, Resnick MD, Blum RW. Correlates of physical and emotional health among Native American adolescents. J Adolesc Health. 1999;24:338-344.
45. Mohatt GV, Rasmus MS, Thomas L, Allen J, Hazel K, Hensel C. Tied together like a woven hat: protective pathways to Alaska native sobriety. Harm Reduct J. 2004;1:1-12.
46. Hobfoll SE, Jackson A, Hobfoll I, Pierce CA, Young S. The impact of communal-mastery versus self-mastery on emotional outcomes during stressful conditions: a prospective study of Native American women. Am J Community Psychol. 2002;30:853-871.
47. Durie M. Whaiora: Maori Health Development. Auckland, New Zealand: Oxford University Press; 1994.
48. Casken J. Improved health status for Native Hawaiians: not just what the doctor ordered. Wicazo Sa Rev. 2001;16:75-89.
49. McRae MB, Carey PM, Anderson-Scott R. Black churches as therapeutic systems: a group process perspective. Health Educ Behav. 1998;25:778-789.
50. McFarlane J, Fehir J. De Madres a Madres: a community, primary health care program based on empowerment. Health Educ Q. 1994;21:381-394.
51. Coleman JS. Foundations of Social Theory. Chicago, Ill: University of Chicago Press; 1990.
52. Geronimus AT. To mitigate, resist, or undo: addressing structural influences on the health of urban populations. Am J Public Health. 2000;90:867-872.
53. Aboriginal Peoples Survey 2001: Concepts and Methods Guide. Ottawa, Ontario: Statistics Canada; 2001.
54. Idler EL, Kasl SV, Lemke JH. Self-evaluated health and mortality among the elderly in New Haven, Connecticut, and Iowa and Washington counties, Iowa, 1982-1986. Am J Epidemiol. 1990;131:91-103.
55. Kaplan GA, Camacho T. Perceived health and mortality: a nine-year follow-up of the human population laboratory cohort. Am J Epidemiol. 1983;117:292-304.
56. Hoeymans N, Feskens EJ, Kromhout D, van den Bos GA. Ageing and the relationship between functional status and self-rated health in elderly men. Soc Sci Med. 1997;45:1527-1536.
57. Miilunpalo S, Vuori I, Ola P, Pasanen M, Urponen H. Self-rated health status as a health measure: the predictive value of self-reported health status in the use of physician services and on mortality in the working-age population. J Clin Epidemiol. 1997;50:517-528.
58. Epp J. Achieving Health for All: A Framework for Health Promotion. Ottawa, Ontario: Health and Welfare Canada; 1986.
59. Evans RG, Barer ML, Marmor TR. Why Are Some People Healthy and Others Not? New York, NY: Aldine De Gruyter; 1994.
60. Wilson K, Rosenberg MW. Exploring the determinants of health for First Nations peoples in Canada: can existing frameworks accommodate traditional activities? Soc Sci Med. 2002;55:2017-2031.
61. Ross NA. Community belonging and health. Health Rep. 2002;13:33-39.
62. Denton M, Prus S, Walters V. Gender differences in health: a Canadian study of the psychosocial, structural and behavioural determinants of health. Soc Sci Med. 2004;58:2585-2600.
63. Shumaker SA, Hill DR. Gender differences in social support and physical health. Health Psychol. 1991;10:102-111.
64. Thoits PA. Identity structures and psychological well-being: gender and marital status comparisons. Soc Psychol Q. 1992;55:236-256.
65. Umberson D, Chen MD, House JS, Hopkins K, Slaten E. The effect of social relationships on psychological well-being: a men and women really so different? Am Soc Rev. 1996;61:837-857.
66. Turner RJ, Marino F. Social support and social structure: a descriptive epidemiology. J Health Soc Behav. 1994;35:193-212.
67. Belle, D. Gender differences in the social moderators of stress. In: Barnett RC, Bierer LM, Baruch KL, eds. Gender and Stress. New York, NY: Free Press; 1987:257-277.
68. de Vries B, Watt D. A lifetime of events: age and gender variations in the life story. Int J Aging Hum Dev. 1996;42:81-102.
69. Turner RJ, Avison WR. Gender and depression: assessing exposure and vulnerability to life events in a chronically strained population. J Nerv Ment Dis. 1987;77:443-455.
70. Styrker S, Burke PJ. The past, present and future of an identity theory. Soc Psychol Q. 2000;63:284-297.
71. Link BG, Phelan J. Social conditions and fundamental causes of disease. J Health Soc Behav. 1995;35:80-94.
72. Durie M. Understanding health and illness: research at the interface between science and indigenous knowledge. Int J Epidemiol. 2004;33:1138-1143.
73. Krieger N. Theories for social epidemiology in the 21st century: an ecosocial perspective. Int J Epidemiol. 2001;30:668-677.