In a Class on Their Own: Investigating the Role of Social Integration in the Association Between Social Class and Mental Well-Being.

It has been established that people from lower social classes tend to have poorer mental well-being compared with people from higher classes. Research also suggests that people from the lower classes are also less socially integrated. This research investigated the role of social integration in the...

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Publicado en:Personality & Social Psychology Bulletin Vol. 48; no. 5; pp. 690 - 704
Autores principales: Evans, Olivia, Rubin, Mark
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Sage Publications Inc. May2022
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          Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
          The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia
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        Mental health
        Social integration
        Social classes
        Class differences
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        mental well-being
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