Determinants of psychological distress among migrants from ecuador and Romania in a Spanish city

International Journal of Social Psychiatry

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 30-44

  González Castro, José Luis ^a   Ubillos, Silvia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BURGOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

gender differences; GHQ 12; income; migration; social support; Spain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; ECUADOR; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIGRATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; ROMANIA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; SPAIN;

ACCULTURATION; ADULT; ECUADOR; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RISK FACTORS; ROMANIA; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPAIN; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 85011598477     PISSN: 00207640     EISSN: 17412854     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0020764009347336     Document Type: Article

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