ArticleSocial science & medicine (1982)2007
Social cohesion, social support, and health among Latinos in the United States.
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- Re-Engagement into Care: The Role of Social Support on Service Use for Recurrent Episodes of Mental Health Distress Among Primary Care Patients.The journal of behavioral health services & research · 2018Trial
- Cultural adaptation of a brief motivational intervention for heavy drinking among Hispanics in a medical setting.BMC public health · 2015Trial
- A path analysis of a randomized promotora de salud cardiovascular disease-prevention trial among at-risk Hispanic adults.Health education & behavior : the official publication of the Society for Public Health Education · 2012Trial
- Age-Moderated Associations Between Social Support and Loneliness in Latino Adults with Cardiovascular Disease.Hispanic health care international : the official journal of the National Association of Hispanic Nurses · 2026Article
- Neighborhood Adversity and Depression and Anxiety Symptoms in a Low-Income Migrant Community on the U.S.-Mexico Border.Hispanic health care international : the official journal of the National Association of Hispanic Nurses · 2026Article
- Shielding against adversity: The impact of social support on heavy-drinking Hispanic young adult depression and anxiety.The American journal of orthopsychiatry · 2026Article
- Understanding Latine disparities in nocturnal wakefulness as a suicide risk factor.Sleep epidemiology · 2025Article
- Trends, Innovations, and Future Care for Chronic Conditions in Latinos: A Report From the 2024 Latino Primary Care Summit.Annals of family medicine · 2025Article
- The association between neighborhood social cohesion and poor sleep health in Latinxs: Exploration of moderation by nativity status and English language proficiency.Sleep health · 2025Article
- Trust in doctors, social support, and belief in COVID-19 misinformation.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Investigating health literacy and sociodemographic factors in college students.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Parental emotional adjustment as a primary target for parenting programs: a cross-sectional study.BMC psychology · 2025Article
- Social Isolation and Subjective Well-Being Among Older Adults: A Longitudinal Examination by Race/Ethnicity and Gender.The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences · 2025Article
- Protective effects of ethnic enclaves: Testing pathways to alcohol use and use disorders in Mexican American young adults.American journal of community psychology · 2025Article
- Neighborhood Cohesion and Symptoms of Anxiety Across Racial/Ethnic Groups in the United States.Journal of community psychology · 2025Article
- The Role of Perceived Neighborhood Factors and the Built Environment on Depression and Stress Among Latinas on US-Mexico Border.Journal of community psychology · 2025Article
- Exploring mental health implications of informal caregiving for the older adult within the Hispanic community: an in-depth cross-cultural analysis of depression symptoms.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
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Abstract
The role of individual versus community level social connections in promoting health is an important factor to consider when addressing Latino health. This analysis examines the relationships between social support, social cohesion, and health in a sample of Latinos in the United States. Using data from the National Latino and Asian American Study, the analysis uses ordered logistic regression to explore the relationships of family support, friend support, family cultural conflict, and neighborhood social cohesion with self-rated physical and mental health, taking into account language proficiency and use, nativity, and sociodemographic variables. Family support, friend support, and neighborhood social cohesion were positively related to self-rated physical and mental health, and family cultural conflict was negatively related when controlled only for sex and age. After controlling for education, income, and other demographic measures, only family support was found to have a weak association with self-rated physical health; however, the relationship seemed to be mediated by language. In contrast, family support and family cultural conflict were strongly associated with self-rated mental health, after controlling for language, education, income, and other demographic measures. The study did not find neighborhood social cohesion to be significantly related to either self-rated physical or mental health, after accounting for the effects of the other social connection variables. Language of interview did not explain the highly significant effects of language proficiency and use. Social connections are important for health and mental health, but language and other sociodemographic factors seem to be related to how Latinos establish these social linkages. Further investigation into the role of language in the development and maintenance of social connections may help unravel the mechanisms by which they promote or decrease health.
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