It is well known that Hispanic immigrants exhibit better physical and mental health than their
US-born counterparts. Scholars theorize that stronger orientations toward the family, also …

The rapidly expanding number of Hispanics living in USA has increased the need for their
inclusion in research on physical and mental health. Current studies that have explored …

Economic, social and familial resources are known to influence subjective health
assessments. We examine the salience of nativity in determining how these resources …

This study aims to understand Latina/o health from a social relationships perspective.
Specifically, a major goal of the study is to explain how despite disadvantages (eg, lower …

Research has demonstrated a protective effect of social support on health. Social support is
most often treated as an independent variable. However, as with disease risk factors, which …

Researchers have posited that social ties and social support may contribute to better-than-
expected health outcomes among Mexican immigrants vis-à-vis their US-born counterparts …

At the same time that health researchers have mostly ignored the cross-border nature of
immigrant social networks, scholars of immigrant “transnationalism” have left health largely …

Focusing on Asian Americans, this study examines how self-rated physical and mental
health depends on the layered social connections (including 4 types: family cohesion …

Objective: African Americans and Latinos make up the two largest minority groups in the
United States, and compared with Whites, these ethnic minority groups face disproportionate …

Objectives Researchers have posited that one potential explanation for the better-than-
expected health outcomes observed among some Latino immigrants, vis-à-vis their US-born …