Social capital and health in a national cohort of 82,482 open university adults in Thailand

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 632-642

  Yiengprugsawan, Vasoontara ^a   Khamman, Suwanee ^b   Seubsman, Sam Ang ^c   Lim, Lynette L Y ^a   Sleigh, Adrian C ^a  

^a The Australian National University   (Australia)

^b National Economic and Social Development Board   (Thailand)

^c SUKHOTHAI THAMMATHIRAT OPEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

psychological health; self assessed health; social capital; social trust; Thailand

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STUDENT; THAILAND; TRUST; UNIVERSITY;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STUDENTS; THAILAND; TRUST; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79954605040     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: 14617277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105310386264     Document Type: Article

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