Social network factors as mediators of mental health and psychological distress

Andrew Levula, Michael Harré and Andrew Wilson

International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 2017, vol. 63, issue 3, 235-243

Abstract: Background: Although mental health (MH) is overall strongly associated with psychological distress (PD), this association is very weak for the sample with high PD. This relationship remains understudied. Aim: This study examines the association between MH and PD and whether this association is mediated by social network (SN) factors for individuals with high PD. Method: Data were taken from the Household Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia study ( N  = 756). MH was measured using the MH sub-scale of the general health survey (Short Form (SF)-36) and PD was measured using the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K10). The SN measures were derived from the self-completion questionnaire. Using bootstrap mediation analysis, we tested whether the association between MH and PD is mediated by SN factors. Result: The correlation between MH and PD was r  = −.410 ( p  

Keywords: Mental health; psychological distress; social networks; social isolation; social connection. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1177/0020764017695575

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