Materialist/postmaterialist values and their association with psychological health and health locus of control: A population-based study

Social Science Journal

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 789-801

  Petersen, Jesper ^a   Lindström, Martin ^a,b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Health locus of control; Material conditions; Materialist postmaterialist values; Psychological health; Social capital; Socioeconomic status; Sweden; Trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957171487     PISSN: 03623319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soscij.2010.04.007     Document Type: Article

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