Loneliness and self-rated health among church-attending African Americans
| Autor: | Lorna H. McNeill, Pragati S. Advani, Elaine J. Savoy, Jennifer Irvin Vidrine, David W. Wetter, Adolfo G. Cuevas, Nga Nguyen, Felicia D. Fisher, Lorraine R. Reitzel |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
| Předmět: |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Health (social science) Social Psychology Adolescent Health Status Christianity Article Social support Diagnostic Self Evaluation Young Adult medicine Humans Psychiatry Depression (differential diagnoses) Depressive symptoms Self-rated health Aged Aged 80 and over Depression Causal relations Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Social Support Loneliness Middle Aged Moderation Black or African American Social Isolation Linear Models Female medicine.symptom Psychology Stress Psychological Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | American journal of health behavior. 38(4) |
| ISSN: | 1945-7359 |
| Popis: | OBJECTIVES To explore relations between loneliness and self-rated health among African-American adults of diverse ages. METHODS Associations between loneliness and self-rated health were investigated using covariate-adjusted linear regression models. Perceived social support was examined as a moderator. The potential indirect effects of stress and/or depressive symptoms were examined using nonparametric bootstrapping procedures. RESULTS Greater loneliness was associated with poorer self-rated health (p = .008), and social support did not moderate. Stress and depressive symptoms yielded significant indirect effects in single and multiple mediator models (p values ≤ .05). CONCLUSIONS Loneliness may contribute to poorer health among African Americans. Results suggest that greater stress and depressive symptoms might underlie these associations, but longitudinal studies are needed to assess causal relations. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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