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  Journal of Marriage and FamilyVolume 67 Issue 3, Pages 754 - 766 Published Online: 7 Jul 2005 Copyright © National Council on Family Relations, 2010 Published on behalf of the National Council on Family Relations
Abstract | References | Full Text: HTML, PDF (Size: 114K) | Related Articles | Citation Tracking  Social Support, Traumatic Events, and Depressive Symptoms Among African Americans *Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2029. **School of Social Work, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1106. Copyright National Council on Family Relations, 2005 KEYWORDS
African Americans
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depression
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negative interaction
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social support
ABSTRACTStructural equation modeling was used to examine the relationships among stress, social support, negative interaction, and mental health in a sample of African American men and women between ages 18 and 54 (N= 591) from the National Comorbidity Study. The study findings indicated that social support decreased the number of depressive symptoms, did not mitigate the effects of stress, and was reduced in response to financial strain. Financial strain and traumatic events were associated with increased negative interaction with relatives and depressive symptoms. The findings verify that stressful and traumatic events have direct influences on levels of depressive symptoms and affect the quality of social interactions and suggest how social interaction processes contribute to mental health. Received: 29 April 2005; Accepted: 01 July 2005; | 
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