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What accounts for depressive symptoms among mothers? The impact of socioeconomic status, family structure and psychosocial stress

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  • Stefanie Sperlich
  • Sonja Arnhold-Kerri
  • Siegfried Geyer

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The findings are pointing to the importance of life-phase specific stressors for explaining depressive symptoms among mothers. Copyright Swiss School of Public Health 2011

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  • Stefanie Sperlich & Sonja Arnhold-Kerri & Siegfried Geyer, 2011. "What accounts for depressive symptoms among mothers? The impact of socioeconomic status, family structure and psychosocial stress," International Journal of Public Health, Springer;Swiss School of Public Health (SSPH+), vol. 56(4), pages 385-396, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:ijphth:v:56:y:2011:i:4:p:385-396
    DOI: 10.1007/s00038-011-0272-6
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