Type of Document	Dissertation
Author	Gayman, Mathew D.
URN	etd-02252008-180148
Title	Consequences of Psychiatric and Substance Use Disorders for Social Contact and Psychosocial Resources
Degree	Doctor of Philosophy
Department	Sociology, Department of
Advisory Committee	Advisor Name Title Donald A. Lloyd Committee Chair Koji Ueno Committee Member R. Jay Turner Committee Member Rebecca Miles Committee Member
Keywords	Social Contact Timing of Onset Substance Disorders Psychiatric Disorders Psychosocial Resources
Date of Defense	2008-01-11
Availability	unrestricted
Abstract Researchers employing the stress process model have long identified the importance of social and psychosocial resources in understanding how health disparities arise and are reproduced. However, most previous sociological investigations employing this theoretical framework have considered these resources as antecedents of mental health, rather than as consequences of mental health problems. Using panel data from a community sample of Miami-Dade youths transitioning into adulthood (N = 1,174), the current investigation assesses the potential for the history and the timing of onset of psychiatric disorders and substance dependence to impact the acquisition of social contact and a wide range of psychosocial resources. Results indicate that the consequences of the history – and timing of onset – of psychiatric and substance use disorders for the availability of coping resources vary by both gender and race-ethnicity. These group variations suggest that the translation of a particular disorder to a particular resource may be culturally driven.
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