Social distribution of social support: The mediating role of life events

American Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 32, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 265-281

  Mickelson, Kristin D ^a   Kubzansky, Laura D ^b  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Life events; Social support; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCOME; LIFE EVENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOCIOLOGY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOMETRY; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; RURAL POPULATION; SAMPLING STUDIES; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 1442356528     PISSN: 00910562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:AJCP.0000004747.99099.7e     Document Type: Article

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