Unemployment, gender and mental health: The role of the gender regime

Sociology of Health and Illness

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 649-665

  Strandh, Mattias ^a,b   Hammarström, Anne ^a   Nilsson, Karina ^a,b   Nordenmark, Mikael ^c   Russel, Helen ^d  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c MID SWEDEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Comparative research; Gender; Gender regimes; Mental health; Unemployment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRELAND; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; SWEDEN; UNEMPLOYMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRELAND; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS; SWEDEN; UNEMPLOYMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84879600727     PISSN: 01419889     EISSN: 14679566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9566.2012.01517.x     Document Type: Article

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