Social comparison, self-esteem and depression in people with intellectual disability

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 372-379

  Dagnan, D ^a   Sandhu, S ^b  

^a WEST CUMBERLAND HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Dudley Priority Health NHS Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Depression; Self esteem; Social comparison

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GROUP PSYCHOLOGY; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

ADULT; DEPRESSION; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 0032725279     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2788.1999.043005372.x     Document Type: Article

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