Job loss and depression: The role of subjective expectations

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 576-583

  Mandal, Bidisha ^a   Ayyagari, Padmaja ^b   Gallo, William T ^c  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Job loss; Mental health; Panel data; Subjective expectations; USA

Indexed keywords

MENTAL HEALTH; PANEL DATA; PSYCHOLOGY; RETIREMENT; UNEMPLOYMENT;

AGED WORKER; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; EXPECTATION; JOB MARKET; JOB SECURITY; MENTAL HEALTH; UNEMPLOYMENT; UNITED STATES; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGED; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); DEPRESSION; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNEMPLOYMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79954444423     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2010.11.014     Document Type: Article

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