The association of mental disorders with perceived social support, and the role of marital status: results from a national cross-sectional survey

• Published in: Archives of public health = Archives belges de santé publique Vol. 78; no. 1; p. 108
• Main Authors: Vaingankar, Janhavi Ajit, Abdin, Edimansyah, Chong, Siow Ann, Shafie, Saleha, Sambasivam, Rajeswari, Zhang, Yun Jue, Chang, Sherilyn, Chua, Boon Yiang, Shahwan, Shazana, Jeyagurunathan, Anitha, Kwok, Kian Woon, Subramaniam, Mythily
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 28.10.2020; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Cross-sectional studies; General population; Marriage; Mediation; Mental disorders; Mental health; Minority & ethnic groups; Multidimensional scale of perceived social support; Population; Public health; Quality of life; Social aspects; Social networks; Social research; Social support; Stress; Structural equation model; Structural equation modeling; Surveys; China; Singapore; General population; Multidimensional scale of perceived social support; Marriage; Mediation; Structural equation model

This study investigated whether (i) mental disorders were associated with perceived social support and its subcomponents, (ii) current marital status was related to perceived social support, and (iii) 'Married' status influenced the relationship between mental state and perceived social su...