Does social support modify the effect of disability acquisition on mental health? A longitudinal study of Australian adults | Zendy

Zoe Aitken | Zendy; Lauren Krnjacki | Zendy; Anne Kavanagh | Zendy; Anthony D. LaMontagne | Zendy; Allison Milner | Zendy

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Does social support modify the effect of disability acquisition on mental health? A longitudinal study of Australian adults

Author(s) -

Zoe Aitken,

Lauren Krnjacki,

Anne Kavanagh,

Anthony D. LaMontagne,

Allison Milner

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.863

H-Index - 121

eISSN - 1433-9285

pISSN - 0933-7954

DOI - 10.1007/s00127-017-1418-5

Subject(s) - mental health , psychology , epidemiology , longitudinal study , social support , occupational safety and health , gerontology , developmental psychology , clinical psychology , psychiatry , medicine , social psychology , pathology

Disability acquisition in adulthood is associated with deterioration in mental health. Social support may act as a "buffer" against poor mental health following disability acquisition. We tested the hypothesis that women and men with low social support experienced larger declines in mental health on acquisition of a disability compared to women and men with high social support.

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