Social capital, anticipated ethnic discrimination and self-reported psychological health: A population-based study

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-13

  Lindström, Martin ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anticipation; Discrimination; Mental health; Social capital; Sweden; Trust

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNICITY; MENTAL HEALTH; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL CAPITAL;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANTICIPATION; ARTICLE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; POPULATION RESEARCH; POSTAL MAIL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RACISM; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SWEDEN; TRUST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PREJUDICE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ALIENATION; SWEDEN;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SKANE; SWEDEN;

EID: 36349029232     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2007.07.023     Document Type: Article

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