Extending a structural model of somatization to South Koreans: Cultural values, somatization tendency, and the presentation of depressive symptoms

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 176, Issue , 2015, Pages 151-154

  Zhou, Xiaolu ^a   Min, Seongho ^b   Sun, Jiahong ^c   Kim, Se Joo ^d   Ahn, Joung Sook ^b   Peng, Yunshi ^e   Noh, Samuel ^f   Ryder, Andrew G ^c  

^a SHANGHAI NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (Canada)

^d Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^e HUNAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Culture; Depression; Korea; Somatization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CONCEPTUALIZATION AND COMMUNICATION DISTRESS; CULTURAL VALUE; DEPRESSION; EXPERIENCE AND EXPRESSION OF DISTRESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL PATIENT; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SOCIETY; SOMATIZATION; SOUTH KOREAN; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING; TRADITIONAL VALUE; ADOLESCENT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; COMPLICATION; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGY; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS; SOUTH KOREA; SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CULTURE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; OUTPATIENTS; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS; SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84923372449     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: 15732517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2015.01.040     Document Type: Article

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