How midlife women's family and social ties affect mental well-being in rural Mozambique
Women’s Social Ties and Psychosocial Well-Being in a Resource-Limited Patriarchal Setting: A Longitudinal Perspective
This project follows midlife women in rural sub-Saharan Africa over time to learn how relationships with children, relatives, and others influence happiness, stress, and mental health.
Quick facts
| Grant type | R01 grant |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | University of California Los Angeles NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Los Angeles, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11115711 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
If I take part, the research team will contact me for interviews and surveys about the help I give and get, my marriage and household situation, and my feelings like life satisfaction, happiness, and anxiety. They will add two new rounds of detailed surveys and qualitative interviews to existing data collected from the same women since 2006. The team will link these reports to past information about husbands' migration, child co-residence, health, and economic conditions to see long-term patterns. Participation will involve working with local field teams and sharing personal and family experiences over time.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Midlife women living in the rural communities included in the panel (rural Mozambique/sub-Saharan settings) who have late-adolescent or adult children and are willing to complete interviews and surveys.
Not a fit: People who are not midlife women in the targeted rural communities, men, or those unable to participate in interviews are unlikely to receive direct benefit from this project.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: The findings could help shape programs and policies to strengthen social support and improve mental health for midlife women in similar rural communities.
How similar studies have performed: Prior research links family support and social ties to mental health, but this long-running rural sub-Saharan panel and its planned new waves offer a relatively unique long-term perspective.
Where this research is happening
Los Angeles, United States
- University of California Los Angeles — Los Angeles, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Agadjanian, Victor — University of California Los Angeles
- Study coordinator: Agadjanian, Victor
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.