Socioeconomic status, labour market connection, and self-rated psychological health: The role of social capital and economic stress

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 51-60

  Lindström, Martin ^a   Ali, Sadiq M ^a   Rosvall, Maria ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Economic stress; psychological health; social capital; socioeconomic status; Sweden; trust; unemployment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF EVALUATION; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SWEDEN; TRUST; UNEMPLOYMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIAGNOSTIC SELF EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONS; SELF-ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SWEDEN; TRUST; UNEMPLOYMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856711614     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: 16511905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1403494811421825     Document Type: Article

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