Understanding the role of social capital for mental wellbeing among older adults

Ageing and Society

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 804-825

  Forsman, A K ^a,b   Herberts, C ^b   Nyqvist, F ^b   Wahlbeck, K ^b   Schierenbeck, I ^c  

^a NORDIC SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Sweden)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

focus groups; mental wellbeing; older adults; population based survey; social capital

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ELDERLY POPULATION; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; MENTAL HEALTH; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIAL NETWORK; SURVEY;

FINLAND;

EID: 84878496548     PISSN: 0144686X     EISSN: 14691779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0144686X12000256     Document Type: Article

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