Psychosocial resources and depression among chronically ill young adults: Are males more vulnerable?

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 173-186

  Kiviruusu, Olli ^a   Huurre, Taina ^a   Aro, Hillevi ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Chronic illness; Coping; Depression; Finland; Gender; Locus of control; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; COHORT ANALYSIS; COPING STRATEGY; DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY; GENDER DISPARITY; MENTAL HEALTH; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; SOCIAL SECURITY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHRONIC DISEASE; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMOTION; FEMALE; FINLAND; GENDER; HUMAN; LOCUS OF CONTROL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIGRAINE; POPULATION RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FINLAND; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 34250380019     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2007.02.030     Document Type: Article

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