Are persons with physical disabilities who participate in society healthier and happier? Structural equation modelling of objective participation and subjective well-being

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 635-645

  Van Campen, Cretien ^a   Iedema, Jurjen ^a  

^a Social and Cultural Planning Office   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Happiness; Perceived health; Persons with disabilities; Quality of life; Social participation; Structural models

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIETY; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING; WELLBEING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DATABASES; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NETHERLANDS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 33947536564     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11136-006-9147-3     Document Type: Article

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