The association between social network factors and mental health at different life stages

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2016, Pages 1725-1733

  Levula, Andrew ^a   Wilson, Andrew ^b   Harré, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Emotional status; Life stages; Mental health; Social isolation; Social network

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; EDUCATION; EMOTION; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SHORT FORM 36; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL NETWORK; TRUST; ADOLESCENT; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84949965339     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: 15732649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11136-015-1200-7     Document Type: Article

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