A sample of 200 young Samoan men and women will be recruited to study the effects of modernization and migration on physical and mental health. The basic premise of the research links life events and experiences to stress as measured by urinary hormone excretion and self-reported health outcomes. Social support is seen as a mediating factor. Additional social, demographic and health data will be collected for contextual information. The design will contrast several Samoan populations living in Samoa and the U.S. A longitudinal component will exploit data previously collected to determine selectivity of migration and social changes accompanying migration.
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| Hanna, J M (1996) Psychosocial factors in blood pressure variation: a comparative study of young Samoans. Soc Biol 43:169-90 |
| Hanna, J M; Fitzgerald, M H (1993) Acculturation and symptoms: a comparative study of reported health symptoms in three Samoan communities. Soc Sci Med 36:1169-80 |
| Fitzgerald, M H (1992) Is lactation nature's contraceptive? Data from Samoa. Soc Biol 39:55-64 |
| Fitzgerald, M H (1990) The interplay of culture and symptoms: menstrual symptoms among Samoans. Med Anthropol 12:145-67 |
| Pearson, J D; Hanna, J M; Fitzgerald, M H et al. (1990) Modernization and catecholamine excretion of young Samoan adults. Soc Sci Med 31:729-36 |
| Hanna, J M; Fitzgerald, M H; Pearson, J D et al. (1990) Selective migration from Samoa: a longitudinal study of pre-migration differences in social and psychological characteristics. Soc Biol 37:204-14 |
