Women's relationships and well-being in rural Mozambique
Women’s Social Ties and Psychosocial Well-Being in a Resource-Limited Patriarchal Setting: A Longitudinal Perspective
['FUNDING_R01'] · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · NIH-11366958
This project follows midlife women in rural Mozambique to learn how help and contact with children, relatives, and neighbors relate to happiness and mental health.
Quick facts
| Phase | ['FUNDING_R01'] |
|---|---|
| Study type | Nih_funding |
| Sex | All |
| Sponsor | UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES (nih funded) |
| Locations | 1 site (LOS ANGELES, UNITED STATES) |
| Trial ID | NIH-11366958 on ClinicalTrials.gov |
What this research studies
Researchers will re-contact women who took part in an earlier long-term panel and ask about material, practical, and emotional support they give and receive from children, in-laws, relatives, and non-relatives. Data collection will include surveys and in-depth interviews carried out in two new waves three years apart. The new information will be linked to past data on marriage, migration, co-residence with children, health, and economic changes to track how social ties affect life satisfaction, self-efficacy, depression, and anxiety over time.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Midlife women living in the study's rural Mozambican communities (especially prior panel participants) who have adolescent or adult children and can complete interviews and surveys.
Not a fit: Men, young children, or people living outside the study communities — and women without ties to adolescent/adult children — are unlikely to be eligible or directly helped by this project.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, the findings could point to the kinds of family and community support that help reduce depression and anxiety and improve midlife women's well-being, informing local programs and policies.
How similar studies have performed: Prior research has linked family support to mental health, but long-term, panel-based evidence in resource-limited patriarchal settings is limited, so this approach adds relatively novel longitudinal depth.
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.