Change in reciprocity as a predictor of depressive symptoms: A prospective cohort study of Finnish women and men

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 67, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1907-1916

  Väänänen, Ari ^a   Buunk, Abraham P ^b   Kivimäki, Mika ^c   Vahtera, Jussi ^a   Koskenvuo, Markku ^d  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Depression; Finland; Gender; Mental health; Reciprocity; Social support

Indexed keywords

COHORT ANALYSIS; GENDER; HEALTH RISK; MENTAL HEALTH; RECIPROCITY; RISK FACTOR; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FINLAND; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL NETWORK;

ADULT; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FINLAND; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 54949155089     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2008.09.015     Document Type: Article

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