Disadvantaged family background and depression among young adults in the United States: The roles of chronic stress and self-esteem

Stress and Health

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 52-62

  Mossakowski, Krysia N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

chronic stress; poverty duration; self esteem; socioeconomic status; symptoms of depression; the transition to adulthood

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC STRESS; DEPRESSION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; LIFE STRESS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; POVERTY; PROBABILITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SELF ESTEEM; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL STRESS; SOCIAL STRESS THEORY; SYMPTOM; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

ADULT; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; POVERTY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNITED STATES; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 84923106907     PISSN: 15323005     EISSN: 15322998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smi.2526     Document Type: Article

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