Researchers employing the stress process model have long identified the importance of social and psychosocial resources in understanding how health disparities arise and are reproduced. However, most previous sociological investigations employing this theoretical framework have considered these resources as antecedents of mental health, rather than as consequences of mental health problems. Using panel data from a community sample of Miami-Dade youths transitioning into adulthood (N = 1,174), the current investigation assesses the potential for the history and the timing of onset of psychiatric disorders and substance dependence to impact the acquisition of social contact and a wide range of psychosocial resources. Results indicate that the consequences of the history – and timing of onset – of psychiatric and substance use disorders for the availability of coping resources vary by both gender and race-ethnicity. These group variations suggest that the translation of a particular disorder to a particular resource may be culturally driven. / A Dissertation submitted to the Department of Sociology in partial fulfillment of
the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. / Degree Awarded: Spring Semester, 2008. / Date of Defense: January 11, 2008. / Social Contact, Timing of Onset, Substance Disorders, Psychiatric Disorders, Psychosocial Resources / Includes bibliographical references. / Donald A. Lloyd, Professor Directing Dissertation; Rebecca Miles, Outside Committee Member; R. Jay Turner, Committee Member; Koji Ueno, Committee Member.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_168211 |
| Contributors | Gayman, Mathew D. (authoraut), Lloyd, Donald A. (professor directing dissertation), Miles, Rebecca (outside committee member), Turner, R. Jay (committee member), Ueno, Koji (committee member), Department of Sociology (degree granting department), Florida State University (degree granting institution) |
| Publisher | Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English, English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, text |
| Format | 1 online resource, computer, application/pdf |
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