The psychosocial context of financial stress: Implications for inflammation and psychological health

Psychosomatic Medicine

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 134-143

  Sturgeon, John A ^a   Arewasikporn, Anne ^b   Okun, Morris A ^b   Davis, Mary C ^b   Ong, Anthony D ^c   Zautra, Alex J ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Cornell University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Financial stress; Inflammation; Positive emotions; Social status

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; INTERLEUKIN 6;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; FINANCIAL STRESS; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; INTERPERSONAL STRESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL STATUS; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING; BLOOD; ECONOMICS; INCOME; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCOME; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84957442351     PISSN: 00333174     EISSN: 15347796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PSY.0000000000000276     Document Type: Article

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