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Buffering effects of social support for Indigenous males and females living with historical trauma and loss in 2 First Nation communities
Globally, Indigenous mental health research has increasingly focused on strengths-based theory to understand how positive factors influence wellness. However, few studies have examined how social support buffers the effects of trauma and stress on the mental health of Indigenous people. Using survey...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6508050/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31066649 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2018.1542931 |
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author | Bernards, Sharon Wells, Samantha Morton-Ninomiya, Melody Plain, Sara George, Tracey Linklater, Renee Mushquash, Christopher George, Julie |
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description | Globally, Indigenous mental health research has increasingly focused on strengths-based theory to understand how positive factors influence wellness. However, few studies have examined how social support buffers the effects of trauma and stress on the mental health of Indigenous people. Using survey data from 207 males and 279 females in 2 Ontario First Nations we examined whether social support diminished the negative effects of perceived racism, historical trauma and loss on depression and/or anxiety. Among females, having more social supports was significantly related to a lower likelihood of depression/anxiety, whereas greater perceived racism and historical losses were associated with a greater likelihood of depression/anxiety. For both males and females, childhood adversity was significantly related to a greater likelihood of depression/anxiety. Among females, a significant interaction was found between social support and childhood adversities. For females with low social support, depression/anxiety was significantly higher among those who had experienced childhood adversities versus those with none; however, for those with high level of social support, the association was not significant. The same relationships were not found for males. Possible reasons are that males and females might experience depression/anxiety differently, or the social support measure might not adequately capture social support for First Nations males. |
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spelling | pubmed-65080502019-05-17 Buffering effects of social support for Indigenous males and females living with historical trauma and loss in 2 First Nation communities Bernards, Sharon Wells, Samantha Morton-Ninomiya, Melody Plain, Sara George, Tracey Linklater, Renee Mushquash, Christopher George, Julie Int J Circumpolar Health Research Article Globally, Indigenous mental health research has increasingly focused on strengths-based theory to understand how positive factors influence wellness. However, few studies have examined how social support buffers the effects of trauma and stress on the mental health of Indigenous people. Using survey data from 207 males and 279 females in 2 Ontario First Nations we examined whether social support diminished the negative effects of perceived racism, historical trauma and loss on depression and/or anxiety. Among females, having more social supports was significantly related to a lower likelihood of depression/anxiety, whereas greater perceived racism and historical losses were associated with a greater likelihood of depression/anxiety. For both males and females, childhood adversity was significantly related to a greater likelihood of depression/anxiety. Among females, a significant interaction was found between social support and childhood adversities. For females with low social support, depression/anxiety was significantly higher among those who had experienced childhood adversities versus those with none; however, for those with high level of social support, the association was not significant. The same relationships were not found for males. Possible reasons are that males and females might experience depression/anxiety differently, or the social support measure might not adequately capture social support for First Nations males. Taylor & Francis 2019-05-08 /pmc/articles/PMC6508050/ /pubmed/31066649 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2018.1542931 Text en © 2018 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Bernards, Sharon Wells, Samantha Morton-Ninomiya, Melody Plain, Sara George, Tracey Linklater, Renee Mushquash, Christopher George, Julie Buffering effects of social support for Indigenous males and females living with historical trauma and loss in 2 First Nation communities |
title | Buffering effects of social support for Indigenous males and females living with historical trauma and loss in 2 First Nation communities |
title_full | Buffering effects of social support for Indigenous males and females living with historical trauma and loss in 2 First Nation communities |
title_fullStr | Buffering effects of social support for Indigenous males and females living with historical trauma and loss in 2 First Nation communities |
title_full_unstemmed | Buffering effects of social support for Indigenous males and females living with historical trauma and loss in 2 First Nation communities |
title_short | Buffering effects of social support for Indigenous males and females living with historical trauma and loss in 2 First Nation communities |
title_sort | buffering effects of social support for indigenous males and females living with historical trauma and loss in 2 first nation communities |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6508050/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31066649 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2018.1542931 |
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