Immigration, lack of control and psychological distress: Findings from the Oslo Health Study

Scandinavian Journal of Psychology

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 551-558

  Dalgard, Odd Steffen ^a   Thapa, Suraj Bahadur ^b   Hauff, Edvard ^b   Mccubbin, Michael ^c   Syed, Hammad Raza ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Immigration; Income; Negative life events; Powerlessness; Psychological distress; Self efficacy; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; NORWAY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESIDENTIAL CARE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT; AGED; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); DEPRESSION; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF EFFICACY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 33751072073     PISSN: 00365564     EISSN: 14679450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9450.2006.00546.x     Document Type: Article

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