Psychosocial Mechanisms Linking the Social Environment to Mental Health in African Americans
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Psychosocial Mechanisms Linking the Social Environment to Mental Health in African Americans
Resource-poor social environments predict poor health, but the mechanisms and processes linking the social environment to psychological health and well-being remain unclear. This study explored psychosocial mediators of the association between the social environment and mental health in African American adults. African American men and women (n = 1467) completed questionnaires on the social env...
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عنوان ژورنال: PLOS ONE
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1932-6203
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0154035