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University of Connecticut

Theses/Dissertations

2016

Depression

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Exploring Mediators Of Religiosity And Depressive Symptoms In Married Couples, Andrew Rose May 2016

Exploring Mediators Of Religiosity And Depressive Symptoms In Married Couples, Andrew Rose

Doctoral Dissertations

Substantial research has established that increases in religiosity can serve as a protective factor against depression. However, almost no research has focused on this relationship within a couple relational framework. Theory and previous research provide evidence that there may be several indirect or mediational pathways whereby this relationship is manifest. Three longitudinal Actor-Partner Interdependence Models were used to test the relationships between religiosity at Time 1, forgiveness at Time 3, marital satisfaction at Time 4 and depressive symptoms at Time 5. Data came from a longitudinal sample of 315 married couples who were studied over a five year period. Religiosity …


“Un Pueblo Tan Dulce”: Diabetes, Depression, And Obesity Syndemics In Puerto Rico, Shir Lerman Apr 2016

“Un Pueblo Tan Dulce”: Diabetes, Depression, And Obesity Syndemics In Puerto Rico, Shir Lerman

Doctoral Dissertations

Diabetes, depression, and obesity are global health crises that disproportionately affect people with low socioeconomic status and other marginalized identities. These diseases have high incidence and prevalence rates in Puerto Rico due to high poverty and unemployment rates, changing dietary patterns, and Puerto Rico’s political status as a U.S. commonwealth. The myriad problems on the island contribute to the flight of Puerto Ricans to the mainland in search of better education and employment; there are currently more Puerto Ricans living on the mainland than there are in Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico’s political status is of particular importance, as it simultaneously …