Household migration, social support, and psychosocial health: The perspective from migrant-sending areas

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 135-142

  Lu, Yao ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Gender; Indonesia; Migrants; Migration; Psychosocial health; Sending areas; Social support

Indexed keywords

EMIGRATION; FAMILY STRUCTURE; HEALTH GEOGRAPHY; HOUSEHOLD STRUCTURE; LABOR MIGRATION; MENTAL HEALTH; MIGRANTS REMITTANCE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POPULATION MIGRATION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FAMILY ASSESSMENT; FAMILY FUNCTIONING; FAMILY HEALTH; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INDONESIA; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIGRATION; PARENT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPOUSE; STRESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDONESIA; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; RURAL POPULATION; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

INDONESIA;

EID: 84855964146     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2011.10.020     Document Type: Article

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