Psychosomatic symptoms and low psychological well-being in relation to employment status: The influence of social capital in a large cross-sectional study in Sweden

International Journal for Equity in Health

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Åslund, Cecilia ^a   Starrin, Bengt ^b   Nilsson, Kent W ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b KARLSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Employment; Public health; Self rated health; Social capital; Unemployment

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH RISK; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEIGHBORHOOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SWEDEN; TRUST; UNEMPLOYMENT;

SWEDEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SWEDEN; UNEMPLOYMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84898053354     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14759276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-9276-13-22     Document Type: Article

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