Journal article
Social Support among Immigrant Latino Men: A Validation Study
American journal of health behavior, Vol.37(5), pp.620-628
09/01/2013
DOI: 10.5993/AJHB.37.5.5
PMCID: PMC4529735
PMID: 23985284
Abstract
Objective: To explore the factor structure of the Index of Sojourner's Social Support (ISSS) within a sample of Spanish-speaking immigrant Latino men. Methods: We explored the factor structure and calculated correlations to examine associations between the ISSS subscales
and self-esteem, mastery, and depression. Results: Mean age of the 244 participants was 26.9 years old and most were from Mexico, had less than high school educational attainment, and worked in construction. The ISSS did not perform as well as expected. Conclusions: Although
the ISSS may prove useful as we begin to conceptualize the role and meaning of social support within the context of immigration, more research is needed to develop meaningful measures of constructs among immigrant Latinos in the United States.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Social Support among Immigrant Latino Men: A Validation Study
- Creators
- Scott Rhodes - Wake Forest UniversityJason Daniel - Department of Community and Behavioral Health, Iowa City, IA, USAEun-Young Song - Department of Social Sciences and Health Policy, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC, USAJorge Alonzo - Department of Social Sciences and Health Policy, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC, USAMario Downs - Department of Social Sciences and Health Policy, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC, USABeth Reboussin - Department of Biostatistical Sciences, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC, USA
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- American journal of health behavior, Vol.37(5), pp.620-628
- Publisher
- PNG Publications
- DOI
- 10.5993/AJHB.37.5.5
- PMID
- 23985284
- PMCID
- PMC4529735
- ISSN
- 1087-3244
- eISSN
- 1945-7359
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 09/01/2013
- Academic Unit
- Community and Behavioral Health
- Record Identifier
- 9984364549602771
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