Neighborhood contexts and the mediating role of neighborhood social cohesion on health and psychological distress among hispanic and non-hispanic residents

Annals of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 50-61

  Rios, Rebeca ^a,b   Aiken, Leona S ^a   Zautra, Alex J ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BAYVIEW MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethnic composition; Hispanics; Multilevel mediation; Neighborhood social cohesion; Psychological distress; Self rated health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARIZONA; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84863726964     PISSN: 08836612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12160-011-9306-9     Document Type: Article

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