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    Compositional, Contextual, and Collective Community Factors in Mental Health and Well-Being in Australian Rural Communities

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    Collins, J; Ward, BM; Snow, P; Kippen, S; Judd, F
    Date
    2017-04-01
    Source Title
    Qualitative Health Research
    Publisher
    SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
    University of Melbourne Author/s
    Judd, Fiona
    Affiliation
    Psychiatry
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    Collins, J., Ward, B. M., Snow, P., Kippen, S. & Judd, F. (2017). Compositional, Contextual, and Collective Community Factors in Mental Health and Well-Being in Australian Rural Communities. QUALITATIVE HEALTH RESEARCH, 27 (5), pp.677-687. https://doi.org/10.1177/1049732315625195.
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    http://hdl.handle.net/11343/260198
    DOI
    10.1177/1049732315625195
    Abstract
    There are disproportionately higher and inconsistently distributed rates of recorded suicides in rural areas. Patterns of rural suicide are well documented, but they remain poorly understood. Geographic variations in physical and mental health can be understood through the combination of compositional, contextual, and collective factors pertaining to particular places. The aim of this study was to explore the role of "place" contributing to suicide rates in rural communities. Seventeen mental health professionals participated in semi-structured in-depth interviews. Principles of grounded theory were used to guide the analysis. Compositional themes were demographics and perceived mental health issues; contextual themes were physical environment, employment, housing, and mental health services; and collective themes were town identity, community values, social cohesion, perceptions of safety, and attitudes to mental illness. It is proposed that connectedness may be the underlying mechanism by which compositional, contextual, and collective factors influence mental health and well-being in rural communities.

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