Loneliness and Self-rated Health among Church-Attending African Americans
Loneliness and Self-rated Health among Church-Attending African Americans
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DOI:
10.5993/ajhb.38.4.1
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发表时间:
2014-07-01
影响因子:
2.3
通讯作者:
McNeill, Lorna H.
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作者:
Fisher, Felicia D.;Reitzel, Lorraine R.;McNeill, Lorna H.
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