Socioeconomic disparities in optimism and pessimism

International Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 331-338

  Robb, Kathryn A ^a   Simon, Alice E ^a   Wardle, Jane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dispositional optimism; Pessimism; Psychosocial; SES; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCOTLAND; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TEMPERAMENT;

EID: 73449085858     PISSN: 10705503     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12529-008-9018-0     Document Type: Article

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