Pre-hurricane perceived social support protects against psychological distress: A longitudinal analysis of low-income mothers

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 551-560

  Lowe, Sarah R ^a   Chan, Christian S ^a   Rhodes, Jean E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

low income populations; mothers; natural disasters; social support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISPANIC; HUMAN; HURRICANE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING; SURVIVOR;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; CYCLONIC STORMS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MOTHERS; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; POVERTY; PSYCHOMETRICS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955504343     PISSN: 0022006X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0018317     Document Type: Article

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