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Social support, life events, and depression [electronic resource] / edited by Nan Lin, Alfred Dean, Walter M. Ensel.

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The volume is organized into six parts. Part I sets the background and scope of the study. Part II focuses on the dependent variable (depression), one of the two independent variables (life events], and the key control variable [psychological resources). Part III describes the measurement of social...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ScienceDirect)
Other Authors: Lin, Nan, 1938-, Dean, Alfred, 1933-, Ensel, Walter M.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Academic Press, 1986.
Subjects:
Depression, Mental > Social aspects.
Depression, Mental > Social aspects > Research.
Stress (Psychology) > Social aspects.
Stress (Psychology) > Social aspects > Research.
Mental health > Social aspects.
Life change events.
Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 3. Study Design and DataTHE ALBANY AREA HEALTH SURVEY; THE PRETEST; SAMPLING DESIGN; REPRESENTATIVENESS OF THE SAMPLE; THE INTERVIEW SCHEDULES; TIME FRAMES FOR QUESTIONS; THE INTERVIEWING STAFF; SUMMARY; Part II: MEASURING DEPRESSION, LIFE EVENTS, AND PSYCHOLOGICAL RESOURCES; Chapter 4. Measuring Depression: The GES-D Scale; INTRODUCTION; MEASURING DEPRESSION: MOOD, SYMPTOM, OR SYNDROME; THE CENTER FOR EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES DEPRESSION (CES-D) SCALE: HISTORY OF DEVELOPMENT; TYPES OF DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMATOLOGY.
  • FACTOR ANALYSES OF PERSONAL COMPETENCE AND SELF-ESTEEMSUMMARY; Part III: MEASURING SOCIAL SUPPORT; Chapter 7. Measuring Intimate Support: The Family and Confidant Relationships; INTRODUCTION; ANALYSIS OF THE MEDALIE-GOLDBOURT SCALE OF FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS; CONFIDANT SUPPORT: CONCEPTUALIUZATION AND MEASUREMENT; DISCUSSION; SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS; Chapter 8. Measuring the Instrumental and Expressive Functions of Social Support; SCALE DEVELOPMENT; TOTAL SCALE RELIABILITY AND VALIDITY; DETERMINING DIMENSIONS OF THE INSTRUMENTAL AND EXPRESSIVE ITEMS; FURTHER DEVELOPMENT: STRONG-TIE SUPPORT.

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