Does education buffer the impact of disability on psychological distress?

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 288-297

  Mandemakers, Jornt J ^a   Monden, Christiaan W S ^b  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognitive ability; Disability; Education; Longitudinal; Psychological distress; Social class; UK

Indexed keywords

DISABILITY; EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HIGHER EDUCATION; LONGITUDINAL GRADIENT;

ADULT; ADULTHOOD; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY SEVERITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; SOCIAL STATUS; WELLBEING;

ADULT; COGNITION; DISABLED PERSONS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; RESILIENCE, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SOCIAL CLASS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 77953687375     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2010.04.004     Document Type: Article

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