Open AccessEthnic Density and Depressive Symptoms Among African Americans: Threshold and Differential Effects Across Social and Demographic Subgroups
Author(s) -
Laia Bécares,
James Nazroo,
James S. Jackson
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2014.302047
Subject(s) - ethnic group , socioeconomic status , demography , mental health , association (psychology) , medicine , gerontology , psychology , population , psychiatry , sociology , anthropology , psychotherapist
We examined the association between Black ethnic density and depressive symptoms among African Americans. We sought to ascertain whether a threshold exists in the association between Black ethnic density and an important mental health outcome, and to identify differential effects of this association across social, economic, and demographic subpopulations.