Social and Psychosocial Determinants of Self-Rated Health in Central and Eastern Europe
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
978-1-4613-5264-8 (ISBN)
This exhaustive study of populations in seven Central and European countries - Russia, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Poland, Czech Republic and Hungary - examines the social and psychosocial determinants of this divide. Practitioners and graduate students of public health and social psychology will find this an invaluable resource.
1 Introduction.- 1. East-West Difference.- 2. Main Interest and Hypotheses.- 3. Study Design and Data.- 4. Contributors to the Project.- 5. Structure.- 2 Background.- 1. Health Status in Countries of Central and Eastern Europe.- 2. Self-Rated Health.- 3. Socioeconomic Factors.- 4. Psychosocial Factors.- 3 Populations and Methods.- 1. Populations.- 2. Description of the Data.- 3. Statistical power of the Study.- 4. Statistical Analysis.- 4 Results.- 1. Descriptive Characteristics of Study Subjects and Populations.- 2. Socioeconomic Characteristics and Marital Status.- 3. Perceived Control and other Psycho-Social Factors not Related to Work.- 4. Measures of Socioeconomic Inequality at the Population Level.- 5. Work related Psychosocial Factors.- 6. Analyses Using other Endpoints.- 5 Discussion.- 1. Methodological Issues.- 2. Consistency of the Results with other Studies.- 3. Does this Research Help to Understand the Health Crisis in CCEE?.- 6 Conclusions.- References.- Appendix 1.- Chewe Questionnaire.- Appendix 2.- Physical Functioning.- Appendix 3.- Coding of Work Characteristics.
| Zusatzinfo | XIX, 213 p. |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | New York, NY |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 155 x 235 mm |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Psychoanalyse / Tiefenpsychologie |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Sozialpsychologie | |
| Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Psychiatrie / Psychotherapie | |
| Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Prävention / Gesundheitsförderung | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4613-5264-9 / 1461352649 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4613-5264-8 / 9781461352648 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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