Reciprocity of social support is associated with psychological distress and suicidal ideation in older Japanese people: A population-based study

Yuki Mizuno, Hiroyuki Hikichi, Masayuki Noguchi, Ichiro Kawachi and Soshi Takao

Social Science & Medicine, 2019, vol. 230, issue C, 131-137

Abstract: •Reciprocal social support was associated with lower distress and suicidal ideation.•Both received and provided low social support showed the highest risk.•Women had a higher risk of distress and suicidal ideation compare with men.•This gender difference was more prominent in over-providing situations.

Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2019.04.010

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