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How, when, and why is social class linked to mental health and wellbeing? A systematic meta-review

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  • Dougall, Isla
  • Vasiljevic, Milica
  • Wright, Jack D.
  • Weick, Mario

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Meta-reviews synthesising research on social class and mental health and wellbeing are currently limited and focused on specific facets of social class (e.g., social capital) or mental health and wellbeing (e.g., mental health disorders), and none sought to identify mechanisms in this relationship.

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  • Dougall, Isla & Vasiljevic, Milica & Wright, Jack D. & Weick, Mario, 2024. "How, when, and why is social class linked to mental health and wellbeing? A systematic meta-review," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 343(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:343:y:2024:i:c:s0277953623008997
    DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2023.116542
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