The impact of unemployment on school leavers' perception of health. Mediating effect of financial situation and social contacts?

International Journal of Public Health

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 180-187

  Bacikova Sleskova, Maria ^a   Dijk, Jitse P ^a,b   Geckova, Andrea Madarasova ^a   Nagyova, Iveta ^a   Salonna, Ferdinand ^a   Reijneveld, Sijmen A ^b   Groothoff, Johan W ^b  

^a P J AFÁRIK UNIVERSITY   (Slovakia)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Financial strain; Health; Unemployment; Well being; Youth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYABILITY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLOVAKIA; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNEMPLOYMENT; WELLBEING;

EID: 34250355597     PISSN: 16618556     EISSN: 1420911X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00038-007-6071-4     Document Type: Article

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