Links in the chain of adversity following job loss: How financial strain and loss of personal control lead to depression, impaired functioning, and poor health

Journal of Occupational Health Psychology

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 302-312

  Price, Richard H ^a   Choi, Jin Nam ^a,b   Vinokur, Amiram D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EMOTION; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; UNEMPLOYMENT; WORK; ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNEMPLOYMENT;

EID: 0036782845     PISSN: 10768998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1076-8998.7.4.302     Document Type: Article

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