Religious social capital: Its measurement and utility in the study of the social determinants of health

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 73, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 759-767

  Maselko, Joanna ^a   Hughes, Cayce ^b   Cheney, Rose ^c  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

Measurement; Mental health; Religion; Social capital; Urban stressors; USA

Indexed keywords

MENTAL HEALTH; NEIGHBORHOOD; RELIGION; SOCIAL CAPITAL; URBAN AREA; URBAN SOCIETY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY LIVING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVENIENCE SAMPLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GROUP DYNAMICS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTEGRATION; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NEIGHBORHOOD; RELIABILITY; RELIGION; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION; URBAN STRESS;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PHILADELPHIA; RELIGION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 80051904155     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2011.06.019     Document Type: Article

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