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Title of Journal: J Immigrant Minority Health

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Abbravation: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

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Springer US

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10.1016/0304-3878(87)90063-0

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1557-1920

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A Comparative and Exploratory Analysis of Sociocu

Authors: Shahid Alvi Arshia Zaidi Nawal Ammar Lisa Culbert
Publish Date: 2012/01/06
Volume: 14, Issue: 3, Pages: 420-432
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The purpose of this study was to explore the influence of macrolevel factors on immigrant and nonimmigrant women’s mental health status in a Canadian context This study was part of a larger study examining women’s quality of life in south eastern Ontario Using survey research methods data were collected through facetoface interviews with 91 women of whom 66 identified their country of origin as “other” than Canada Descriptive bivariate and regression analysis of this data revealed that immigrant and nonimmigrant women’s macrolevel predictors of mental health status vary Overall for immigrant women’s perceptions of neighbourhood social cohesion was a stronger predictor influencing mental health status while for nonimmigrant women social support was more influential Research with larger representative samples should explore the findings to ascertain generalizability

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