Kin and Nonkin Social Supports in a Community Sample of Vietnamese Immigrants.

Gellis, Zvi D.

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ERIC Number: EJ665767

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 2003

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Kin and Nonkin Social Supports in a Community Sample of Vietnamese Immigrants.

Gellis, Zvi D.

Social Work, v48 n2 p248-59 Apr 2003

Examines the relationship between social support and depression among 79 Vietnamese immigrants living in a multicultural community. Results indicated that sociodemographic variables did not predict depression scores. However, the nonkinship factor was associated with a reduction in depression scores over time. (Contains 56 references and 3 tables.) (GCP)

Descriptors: Depression (Psychology), Family Relationship, Immigrants, Mental Health, Predictor Variables, Social Support Groups, Social Work, Vietnamese People

Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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