Social demands, social supports, and psychological distress among low-income women

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 343-361

  Durden, Emily D ^a   Hill, Terrence D ^b   Angel, Ronald J ^c  

^a MEDSTAT GROUP   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Low income; Mental health; Psychological distress; Social demands; Social negativity; Social support; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249671279     PISSN: 02654075     EISSN: 14603608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0265407507077226     Document Type: Article

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