Poverty and psychological distress in Latin America

Journal of Economic Psychology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 206-217

  Rojas, Mariano ^a,b  

^a Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales Mexico   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD POPULAR AUTÓNOMA DEL ESTADO DE PUEBLA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Economic growth; Emotional state; Latin America; Poverty; Psychological distress; Psychological well being; Social processes social issues

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952818348     PISSN: 01674870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joep.2010.01.014     Document Type: Article

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