The relationship between social capital and depression during the transition to adulthood

Australian Journal of Psychology

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 26-35

  O'Connor, Meredith ^a   Hawkins, Mary T ^a   Toumbourou, John W ^b   Sanson, Ann ^a   Letcher, Primrose ^a   Olsson, Craig A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Civic engagement; Depression; Emerging adulthood; Political trust; Social capital; Social trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952400238     PISSN: 00049530     EISSN: 17429536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-9536.2011.00004.x     Document Type: Article

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