Norah Mulvaney?Day|Margarita Alegr??a|William M. Sribney
Social cohesion, social support, and health among Latinos in the United States
Cambridge Health Alliance|Harvard University|Cambridge Health Alliance|Harvard University|Third Way
role individual versus community level social connections promoting health important factor consider addressing latino health analysis examines relationships social support social cohesion health sample latinos united states using data national latino asian american study analysis uses ordered logistic regression explore relationships family support friend support family cultural conflict neighborhood social cohesion selfrated physical mental health taking account language proficiency use nativity sociodemographic variables family support friend support neighborhood social cohesion positively related selfrated physical mental health family cultural conflict negatively related controlled sex age controlling education income demographic measures family support found weak association selfrated physical health however relationship seemed mediated language contrast family support family cultural conflict strongly associated selfrated mental health controlling language education income demographic measures study find neighborhood social cohesion significantly related either selfrated physical mental health accounting effects social connection variables language interview explain highly significant effects language proficiency use social connections important health mental health language sociodemographic factors seem related latinos establish social linkages investigation role language development maintenance social connections may help unravel mechanisms promote decrease health