Showing papers by "Harold W. Neighbors published in 1982"
TL;DR: The findings of the present analyses indicate a great deal of heterogeneity among the black elderly as well as significant relationships between global measures of well-being and measures of psychological distress.
Abstract: The present study examined mental health status in a large national sample of the black elderly. Previous studies of mental health and illness in this population have been either geographically limited or based upon small national samples that have not permitted reasonable investigation of important demographic differences. In addition to using traditional measures of self-reported mental health functioning, the present study also included measures of well-being in an attempt to explore the multi-dimensional nature of the mental health concept in the black elderly. The findings of the present analyses indicate a great deal of heterogeneity among the black elderly as well as significant relationships between global measures of well-being and measures of psychological distress. The implications of these findings for a multi-dimensional conception of mental health in black Americans are discussed.
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