Neighborhood Protective Effects on Depression in Latinos

American Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 114-126

  Vega, William A ^a   Ang, Alfonso ^b   Rodriguez, Michael A ^b   Finch, Brian K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Collective efficacy; Depression; Latinos; Linguistic isolation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; LOS ANGELES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 78651101983     PISSN: 00910562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10464-010-9370-5     Document Type: Article

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