The association of mental disorders with perceived social support, and the role of marital status : results from a national cross-sectional survey

• Main Authors: Vaingankar, Janhavi Ajit, Abdin, Edimansyah, Chong, Siow Ann, Shafie, Saleha, Sambasivam, Rajeswari, Zhang, Yun Jue, Chang, Sherilyn, Chua, Boon Yiang, Shahwan, Shazana, Jeyagurunathan, Anitha, Kwok, Kian-Woon, Subramaniam, Mythily
• Other Authors: School of Social Sciences
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Social sciences::Sociology; Marriage; Mediation
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/145594
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Background: This study investigated whether (i) mental disorders were associated with perceived social support and its subcomponents, (ii) current marital status was related to perceived social support, and (iii) ‘Married’ status influenced the relationship between mental state and perceived social...