Explaining Low Subjective Well-Being of Persons with Disabilities in Europe: The Impact of Disability, Personal Resources, Participation and Socio-Economic Status

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 111, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 839-854

  van Campen, Cretien ^a   van Santvoort, Marc ^b  

^a The Netherlands Institute for Social Research SCP   (Netherlands)

^b Bureau Onderzoek en Analyse   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

International comparisons; Personal resources; Persons with disabilities; Quantitative modelling; Subjective well being

Indexed keywords

DISABILITY; INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON; MODELING; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

EASTERN EUROPE;

EID: 84875498666     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-012-0036-6     Document Type: Article

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