Pathways between acculturation and health behaviors among residents of low-income housing: The mediating role of social and contextual factors

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 123, Issue , 2014, Pages 26-36

  Allen, Jennifer Dacey ^a   Caspi, Caitlin ^b   Yang, May ^c   Leyva, Bryan ^d   Stoddard, Anne M ^c   Tamers, Sara ^a   Tucker Seeley, Reginald D ^a   Sorensen, Glorian C ^a  

^a DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c New England Research   (United States)

^d NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Health behavior; Immigrant; Public housing; Social context; United States

Indexed keywords

ACCULTURATION; CLASS; HEALTH CARE; IMMIGRANT; LOW INCOME HOUSING; METROPOLITAN AREA; SOCIAL IMPACT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HOUSING; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RACISM; SELF REPORT; SMOKING; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT; ADOLESCENT; MIGRANT; POVERTY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

BOSTON; MASSACHUSETTS; UNITED STATES;

ACCULTURATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; PUBLIC HOUSING; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84908622208     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.10.034     Document Type: Article

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