Social capital and health: Starting to make sense of the role of generalized trust and reciprocity

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 874-883

  Abbott, Stephen ^a   Freeth, Della ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Reciprocity; Social capital; Social environment; Trust

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC STRESS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL NETWORK; STRESS; TRUST;

HEALTH; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TRUST;

EID: 51649125488     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: 14617277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105308095060     Document Type: Review

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