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The research aimed at examining the relationship between depression and social support among seventy-nine Vietnamese living in a multicultural community in urban areas. This research is about the Vietnamese immigrants living in America. It brings out the aspect of culture shock among these immigrants as a factor that could lead to them suffering from depression as the culture in America is completely different from that in Vietnam. Kinship, non-kinship networks, and perceived influence were measured to determine if either of them contributed to the depression among the Vietnamese individuals living in the large urban setting(Gellis  251). Large urban setting refers to the setting with a dynamic and multicultural culture since there are many people from different origins living there. It focuses on the fact that most of these Vietnamese immigrants have come into America for reasons like fleeing war and poverty in their own country. They aim to find a better life, leading to them having several interactions with other cultures, thus leading to non-kinship interactions.

 This longitudinal research indicated that social demographic factors did not influence the rate of depression among the population under study. This illustrates that the increased rate of depression amongst the population under study was completely free of any influences from the huge urban culture. However, the non-kinship networks factor was largely associated with decreased levels of depression among most of the participants (Gellis 256). The social contexts regarding where these Vietnamese individuals lived were of great importance to determine whether it was linked with depression. The mental health of these Vietnamese immigrants is placed under much importance. The entire research determines whether certain aspects of their lives led to increased depression.

 Work cited

Gellis, Zvi D. “Kin and nonkin social supports in a community sample of Vietnamese immigrants.” Social Work 48.2 (2003): 248-258.

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