Social capital, political trust and self-reported psychological health: A population-based study

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 436-443

  Lindstrom, Martin ^a   Mohseni, Mohabbat ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Institutional trust; Mental health; Political trust; Social capital; Sweden; Trust

Indexed keywords

HEALTH SURVEY; MENTAL HEALTH; NATIONAL POLITICS; POLITICAL RELATIONS; POLITICAL SYSTEM; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL CAPITAL;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEMOCRACY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; POLITICS; PUBLIC OPINION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SWEDEN; TRUST; YOUNG ADULT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

EID: 58349084507     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2008.11.004     Document Type: Article

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