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Social support, negative life events and mental health
- Authors:
- DALGARD Odd Steffen, BJORK Sven, TAMBS Kristian
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Psychiatry, 166, January 1995, pp.29-34.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
In a 10-year follow-up of a survey from Oslo, 503 persons were reinterviewed using the same questionnaire. The questionnaire includes information about social support, 'locus of control' and mental health as well as negative life events and long-lasting mental strain during the year prior to the follow-up. Confirms the "buffer hypothesis", that social support protects against the development of mental disorder only when the individual is exposed to stressors, like negative life events. This buffering effect was especially strong for depression.
Urban environment and mental health: a longitudinal study
- Authors:
- DALGARD Odd Steffen, TAMBS Kristian
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Psychiatry, 171, December 1997, pp.530-536.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
Discusses the results of a follow up survey from Oslo, where participants were re-interviewed using the same questionnaire after ten years. The questionnaire included questions about social support, social characteristics of the neighbourhood and mental health. The findings support the environment stress hypothesis, implying that the quality of a neighbourhood has an impact on mental health. Discusses the implications for psychiatric prevention.