Social contexts: Transcending their power and their fragility

American Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 31, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 1-13

  Moos, Rudolf H ^a  

^a CENTER FOR HEALTH CARE EVALUATION   (United States)

Author keywords

health and well being; intervention programs; life domains; mutual help groups; social context

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LEARNING; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; ARTICLE; HUMAN RELATION; LIFE EVENT; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0041468611     PISSN: 00910562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023041101850     Document Type: Review

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