Sense of coherence and its determinants: A comparative study of the Finnish-speaking majority and the Swedish-speaking minority in Finland

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 515-525

  Volanen, Salla Maarit ^a   Suominen, Sakari ^b   Koskenvuo, Markku ^b   Lahelma, Eero ^c   Silventoinen, Karri ^c  

^a ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Finnish and Swedish speaking Finns; generalized resistance resources; minorities; sense of coherence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADULTHOOD; ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DIVORCE; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MALE; MINORITY GROUP; PARENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SAMPLE SIZE; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; WELLBEING; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ADULT; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY GROUPS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SWEDEN;

EID: 33749001423     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14034940600585812     Document Type: Article

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