An examination of the effects of intra and inter-individual changes in wellbeing and mental health on self-rated health in a population study of middle and older-aged adults

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

Volumn 49, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 1849-1858

  Burns, Richard A ^a   Sargent Cox, Kerry ^a   Mitchell, Paul ^b,c   Anstey, Kaarin J ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Mental health; Self rated health; Vitality; Wellbeing

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; SELF REPORT; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF REPORT;

EID: 84919838872     PISSN: 09337954     EISSN: 14339285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00127-014-0864-6     Document Type: Article

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