Social psychology of mental health: The social structure and personality perspective

Previous research has revealed a persistent association between social structure and mental health. However, most researchers have focused only on the psychological and psychosocial aspects of that relationship. The present paper indicates the need to include the social and structural bases of distr...

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Autores: Sánchez Moreno, Esteban, Barrón López de Roda, Ana
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2003
País:España
Institución:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglés
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Palabra clave:316.6
Mental health
Social structure
Social support
Self-esteem
Social integration
Salud mental
Estructura social
Autoestima
Apoyo social
Integración social
Psicología social (Psicología)
6114 Psicología Social
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spelling Social psychology of mental health: The social structure and personality perspectiveSánchez Moreno, EstebanBarrón López de Roda, Ana316.6Mental healthSocial structureSocial supportSelf-esteemSocial integrationSalud mentalEstructura socialAutoestimaApoyo socialIntegración socialPsicología social (Psicología)6114 Psicología SocialPrevious research has revealed a persistent association between social structure and mental health. However, most researchers have focused only on the psychological and psychosocial aspects of that relationship. The present paper indicates the need to include the social and structural bases of distress in our theoretical models. Starting from a general social and psychological model, our research considered the role of several social, environmental, and structural variables (social position, social stressors, and social integration), psychological factors (self-esteem), and psychosocial variables (perceived social support). The theoretical model was tested working with a group of Spanish participants (N = 401) that covered a range of social positions. The results obtained using structural equation modeling support our model, showing the relevant role played by psychosocial, psychological and social, and structural factors Implications for theory and intervention are discussed.Universidad Complutense de Madrid20032003-01-0120032003-01-01journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/60006reponame:Docta Complutenseinstname:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)Inglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/600062026-06-02T12:44:21Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Social psychology of mental health: The social structure and personality perspective
title Social psychology of mental health: The social structure and personality perspective
spellingShingle Social psychology of mental health: The social structure and personality perspective
Sánchez Moreno, Esteban
316.6
Mental health
Social structure
Social support
Self-esteem
Social integration
Salud mental
Estructura social
Autoestima
Apoyo social
Integración social
Psicología social (Psicología)
6114 Psicología Social
title_short Social psychology of mental health: The social structure and personality perspective
title_full Social psychology of mental health: The social structure and personality perspective
title_fullStr Social psychology of mental health: The social structure and personality perspective
title_full_unstemmed Social psychology of mental health: The social structure and personality perspective
title_sort Social psychology of mental health: The social structure and personality perspective
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Sánchez Moreno, Esteban
Barrón López de Roda, Ana
author Sánchez Moreno, Esteban
author_facet Sánchez Moreno, Esteban
Barrón López de Roda, Ana
author_role author
author2 Barrón López de Roda, Ana
author2_role author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Universidad Complutense de Madrid
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv 316.6
Mental health
Social structure
Social support
Self-esteem
Social integration
Salud mental
Estructura social
Autoestima
Apoyo social
Integración social
Psicología social (Psicología)
6114 Psicología Social
topic 316.6
Mental health
Social structure
Social support
Self-esteem
Social integration
Salud mental
Estructura social
Autoestima
Apoyo social
Integración social
Psicología social (Psicología)
6114 Psicología Social
description Previous research has revealed a persistent association between social structure and mental health. However, most researchers have focused only on the psychological and psychosocial aspects of that relationship. The present paper indicates the need to include the social and structural bases of distress in our theoretical models. Starting from a general social and psychological model, our research considered the role of several social, environmental, and structural variables (social position, social stressors, and social integration), psychological factors (self-esteem), and psychosocial variables (perceived social support). The theoretical model was tested working with a group of Spanish participants (N = 401) that covered a range of social positions. The results obtained using structural equation modeling support our model, showing the relevant role played by psychosocial, psychological and social, and structural factors Implications for theory and intervention are discussed.
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