Social support among immigrant Latino men: A validation study

American Journal of Health Behavior

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 620-628

  Rhodes, Scott D ^a   Daniel, Jason ^b   Song, Eun Young ^a   Alonzo, Jorge ^a   Downs, Mario ^a   Reboussin, Beth A ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Community based participatory research, CBPR; Hispanic; Latino; Measurement; Social suppor

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; MIGRANT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DEPRESSION; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84877609239     PISSN: 10873244     EISSN: 19457359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5993/AJHB.37.5.5     Document Type: Article

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