Lay Theories About Social Class Buffer Lower-Class Individuals Against Poor Self-Rated Health and Negative Affect

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 446-461

  Tan, Jacinth J X ^a   Kraus, Michael W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

emotion; essentialism; health; social class; socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; SELF CONCEPT; SELF EVALUATION; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMICS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AFFECT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; SELF CONCEPT; SELF-ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84922125914     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: 15527433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167215569705     Document Type: Article

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