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Determinants of Health and Well-Being: Empirical Analysis with Different Groups of Eastern Uttar Pradesh

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Health is often recognized as a medical and or psychological notion belonging to an individual and its larger social, political and global context is missed out. However, being a part of a social reality, health operates under the influence of several interactive determinants. This chapter focuses on key contextual and personal factors including education, literacy, optimism, future orientation, perceived control and coping strategies, and examines their role in shaping health and well-being in diverse groups of people (e.g., patients, healthcare professionals, homemakers, rural women, elderly people and young students). Studies suggested links between health/illness beliefs, psychological resources and coping strategies.

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Dubey, A. (2018). Determinants of Health and Well-Being: Empirical Analysis with Different Groups of Eastern Uttar Pradesh. In: Misra, G. (eds) Psychosocial Interventions for Health and Well-Being. Springer, New Delhi. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-3782-2_3

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