Prevalence of Four Types of Social Support and Their Relation to Mental Health among low-income U.S. Veterans: Implications for Community Health
Tsai J, Li Y, Maroufy V. Prevalence of Four Types of Social Support and Their Relation to Mental Health among low-income U.S. Veterans: Implications for Community Health. Community Mental Health Journal 2024, 1-11. PMID: 38990446, DOI: 10.1007/s10597-024-01318-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSocial supportMental healthU.S. veteransPositive social interactionsAffectionate social supportCommunity health interventionsImprove mental healthLow social supportMental health functioningMental health correlatesNationally representative sampleAssociated with income levelU.S. military veteransSocial interactionAffectionate supportCommunity healthHealth interventionsHealth correlatesCommunity integrationPositive screenHealth functioningMilitary veteransRepresentative samplePsychiatric disordersPsychosocial dysfunctionValidation of the Multi-Component Gratitude Measure (MCGM) with samples in the United States
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Tsai J. Use and Interest in Virtual Reality for Mental and Physical Health in a U.S. Population-Based Sample of Low-Income Veterans. Cyberpsychology Behavior And Social Networking 2024, 27: 282-286. PMID: 38359391, DOI: 10.1089/cyber.2023.0091.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLow-income veteransMental healthSubstance use problemsDeliver health interventionsU.S. population-based sampleMental health functioningPopulation-based sampleVR-based interventionsNationally representative sampleLevel of educationHealth interventionsExposure and educationHealth functioningRepresentative sampleUnited StatesVeteransHealthInterventionVirtual realityEducationMentalThe mediating role of social support in associations between childhood adversity, military sexual trauma, and homelessness in a nationally representative sample of US veterans
Bulanchuk N, Edwards E, Pietrzak R, Tsai J. The mediating role of social support in associations between childhood adversity, military sexual trauma, and homelessness in a nationally representative sample of US veterans. Journal Of Community Psychology 2024, 52: 399-414. PMID: 38289875, DOI: 10.1002/jcop.23105.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMilitary sexual traumaAdverse childhood experiencesLifetime homelessnessSocial supportSexual traumaNationally representative sampleHistory of military sexual traumaCorrelates of homelessnessAvailability of social supportPerceived social supportInterpersonal social supportLow social supportRepresentative sampleChildhood adversityHomelessnessFemale veteransChildhood experiencesCommunity integrationMale counterpartsPath analysisVeteransUS veteransTrauma ratesNationalCorrelation analysis