Status incongruence revisited: Associations with shame and mental wellbeing

Sociology of Health and Illness

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 478-493

  Lundberg, Johanna ^a   Kristenson, Margareta ^a   Starrin, Bengt ^b  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b KARLSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

GHQ; Mental wellbeing; Public health; Shame; Social status; Status incongruence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTOR; SHAME; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOCIOLOGY; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SHAME; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SOCIOLOGY, MEDICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65349096197     PISSN: 01419889     EISSN: 14679566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9566.2008.01148.x     Document Type: Article

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