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The relationship of neighborhood climate to perceived social support and mental health in older Hispanic immigrants in Miami, Florida.
Full Abstract
OBJECTIVE: This study examines the relationship of neighborhood climate (i.e., neighborhood social environment) to perceived social support and mental health outcomes in older Hispanic immigrants. METHOD: A population-based sample of 273 community-dwelling older Hispanic immigrants (aged 70 to 100) in Miami, Florida, completed self-report measures of neighborhood climate, social support, and psychological distress and performance-based measures of cognitive functioning. Structural equation modeling was used to model the relationship of neighborhood climate to elders' perceived social support and mental health outcomes (i.e., cognitive functioning, psychological distress). RESULTS: Neighborhood climate had a significant direct relationship to cognitive functioning, after controlling for demographics. By contrast, neighborhood climate had a significant indirect relationship to psychological distress, through its relationship to perceived social support. Moreover, social support mediated the relationship between neighborhood climate and psychological distress. DISCUSSION: Findings suggest that a more positive neighborhood social environment may be associated with better mental health outcomes in urban, older Hispanic immigrants.
Author information
Author/s: Brown, Scott C (SC); Mason, Craig A (CA); Spokane, Arnold R (AR); Cruza-Guet, Maria Cristina (MC); Lopez, Barbara (B); Szapocznik, José (J);
Affiliation: Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Center for Family Studies, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, 1425 NW 10th Ave. Rm. 210-B, Miami, Florida 33136, USA. sbrown(-atsign-)med.miami.edu
Grants: AG 27527 (Agency:NIA NIH HHS) ; MH 63709 (Agency:NIMH NIH HHS)
Journal and publication information
Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Journal: Journal of aging and health (J Aging Health), published in United States. (Language: eng)
Reference: 2009-Jun; vol 21 (issue 3) : pp 431-59
Dates: Created 2009/03/25; Completed 2009/05/15;
PMID: 19318605, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 5/15/2009, IMS Date: 15 May 2009 00:00:00)
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