Childhood and adulthood risk factors for socio-economic differentials in psychological distress: Evidence from the 1958 British birth cohort

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 55, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1989-2004

  Power, C ^a   Stansfeld, S A ^b   Matthews, S ^a   Manor, O ^c   Hope, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Birth cohort; Health selection; Psychological distress; Social class; Social mobility; UK

Indexed keywords

HEALTH RISK; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; MENTAL HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EDUCATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MARRIAGE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0036975419     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(01)00325-2     Document Type: Article

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