Social support and strain and emotional distress among Latinos in the northeastern United States

• Published in: BMC Psychology Vol. 9; no. 1; p. 40
• Main Authors: Lerman Ginzburg, Shir, Lemon, Stephenie C, Romo, Eric, Rosal, Milagros
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 07.03.2021; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Anxiety; Anxiety Disorders; Ataque de Nervios; Community; Emotional distress; Health aspects; Hispanic Americans; Humans; Latinos; Mental depression; Mental health; New England; Personal relationships; Psychological aspects; Psychological Distress; Social aspects; Social networks; Social strain; Social Support; Stress (Psychology); New England; United States; United States > US; Social networks; Social strain; Latinos; Ataque de Nervios; Emotional distress; Social support

US Latinos report high levels of emotional distress. Having positive familial and friend social support buffers emotional distress among US Latinos, but thus far no research has been done on social support and ataque de nervios in that population, or on social strain and emotional distress. This pap...