Perceived discrimination, identification, social capital, and well-being: Relationships with physical health and psychological distress in a u.k.minority ethnic community sample

Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1145-1164

  Heim, Derek ^a   Hunter, Simon C ^b   Jones, Russell ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^c Glasgow Centre for Population Health   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

identity; mental health; racism; social capital; stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052070425     PISSN: 00220221     EISSN: 15525422     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022022110383310     Document Type: Article

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