Social support, material circumstance and health behaviour: Influences on health in First Nation and Inuit communities of Canada

• Published in: Social Science & Medicine
• Main Authors: Richmond, Chantelle A.M., Ross, Nancy A.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: Scholarship@Western 2008
• Subjects: Social support; Narrative analysis; Canada; First Nation and Inuit health; Indigenous groups; Health behaviours; Medicine and Health; inuit
• Online Access: https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/aprci/232; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2008.06.028; https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/context/aprci/article/1212/viewcontent/Social_support__material_circumstance_and_health_ehaviour__Influences_on_health_in_First_Nation_and_Inuit_communities_of_Canada.pdf

An expansive literature describes the links between social support and health. Though the bulk of this evidence emphasizes the health-enhancing effect of social support, certain aspects can have negative consequences for health (e.g., social obligations). In the Canadian context, the geographically...